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St Anne Brookfield, Highgate West Hill
Up the road from Parliament Hill Fields, this is a typical mid-century suburban church of 1852-53 designed by George Plunkett.
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St Mary Magdalene, Munster Square, Euston
One of the earliest scholarly gothic revival churches. A short way west of Euston and north of Euston Road, it dates from 1849-52 and was designed by R.C. Carpenter, with the south aisle added in 1883-84 by his son R.H. Carpenter. The chancel decoration is by Daniel Bell and Richard Almond, the reredos was added by Charles Nicholson in 1935 and the rood by J.T. Micklethwaite. The great east window is by Hardman to Pugin designs, though much restored.
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Holy Trinity (Former), Kingsway, Holborn now facade of office development.
Over the road from Holborn tube station this was built in 1909-1911 by Belcher and Joas. It was declared redundant in 1992 and is now merely a frontage to a modern office building.
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St John, Church Row, Hampstead
This building replaced the old church in 1745-47 and was designed by John Sanderson, upper parts of the tower added in 1759 by Samuel Steemson. Transepts were added in 1834 by Robert Hesketh. The church was reorientated and a chancel added in 1877-78 by F.P. Cockerell. (The tower is at the east end and the chancel at the west)
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St Mary, Holly Place, Hampstead (Roman Catholic)
An early Roman Catholic church built in 1816. The frontage was added by William Wardell in the 1850s. East chapels were added in 1907 by G.F. Collinson and A.M. Cock.
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St John, Downshire Hill, Hampstead
Built as a proprietary chapel in 1818-1823, and attributed to William Woods. It was restored in 1896 by Horace Field and 1964-1971 by Edward Cullinam.
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Christ Church, Hampstead Square, Hampstead
Built 1851-52 by S. W. Daukes. Ewan Christian added an outer north aisle in 1881.
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St Barnabas (former), Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town (now Cathedral of St Andrew, Greek Orthodox)
Built 1884-85 by Ewan Christian. It became a Greek Orthodox church in 1957 and a Cathedral in 1970. In contrast to the plain exterior the interior walls and ceilings are completely decorated with colourful and impressive paintings of Biblical scenes. Although I was able to take a set of interior photographs the priest present requested that they are not published.
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St Mary Brookfield, Dartmouth Park Hill, Dartmouth Park
High up the hill, a church by William Butterfield from 1869-75, the chancel was added in 1881 by W.C. Street.
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St John the Baptist (former), Highgate Road, Kentish Town (now Christ Apostolic)
A nedieval chapel was replaced by this church designed by James Wyatt in 1782-84. Its Palladian appearance was drastically changed by J.H. Hakewill who altered it to a Neo-norman building in 1843-45, adding the east end and towers to replace a portico facing the street. It was declared redundant in 1993, was derelict and used for raves before being taken over by the Nigerian Christ Apostolic church.
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London Churches in photographs 