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Chapel, Princess Royal University Hospital, Locksbottom
A small multi-faith room where the sanctuary area can be curtained off from the body of the chapel. The hospital was a PFI initiative and built by Taylor Woodrow between 1998 and 2003.
Bethlem Royal Hospital chapel, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham
The hospital which deals with mental illness moved here in 1930 from what is now the Imperial War Museum. A freestanding chapel just inside the entrance gates was built. The architects were Elcock & Sutcliffe with the chapel being designed by Ralph Maynard Smith. Despite damage in 1944 there are several period fittings extant. One corner at the back is now a small Muslim prayer area but the building retains more traditional church fittings than many hospital chapels.
St Mary & St John, Wickham Court, Layhams Road, West Wickham (Coptic Orthodox)
Wickham Court is a medieval house with later additions for a school and convent. The Coptic congregation began in Elmers End in 2007 and established a church in one of the galleries in 2023 along with a church centre in other parts of the building. Some of the site has been converted for housing with the main house and other buildings at the road end undergoing work in July 2024.
St Francis of Assisi, Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham
The church for the modern town centre of West Wickham. It dates from 1935 and is a typical Newberry & Fowler interwar church. A nondescript north aisle was added in 1973. The east window replaces a war damaged window.
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St George, Bickley Park Road, Bickley
In a prosperous suburban area, a large church of 1863-65 by F. Barnes. The tower and spire were rebuilt by Ernest newton in 1905. After WW2 damage many of the windows were blocked to create a darker and more mysterious interior. A fire in 1989 meant a further restoration and re-ordering. The Wythes monument is by William Butterfield.
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St Patrick, 14 Red Hill, Chislehurst (Roman Catholic)
On the main street in the town centre. It was built as a cinema in 1931 and converted to a church in 1961.
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Our Lady of the Rosary, West Common Road, Hayes (Roman Catholic)
South of the village centre. It was built as Rosary Hall in 1954 and upgraded to a church in 1956, the architect is unknown. The coloured glass and porch in the main front have since been added.
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St John the Baptist, off Layhams Road, West Wickham
The old village church a mile or so south of the modern town centre on a hill-top, it can still be approached across fields. The nave, north aisle and tower were rebuilt in 1847 by Whichcord and Whichcord.. Sedding added an organ chamber in 1889. A second story was added to the north chapel in 1961.
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St Mark, High Street/Manor Park Road, West Wickham (Roman Catholic)
West of the town centre at a road junction this is a church of 1962 by Bingham Towner Associates.
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St Mary, Kingswood Avenue, Shortlands
A large suburban church up the hill from Shortlands station. It dates from 1953-55 and is by Ansell & Bailey.
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London Churches in photographs 