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Holy Trinity, Clapham Common
Actually on the Common, It was built in 1774-76 by Kenton Couse. the portico was added in 1812 by F.Hurlbatt and the chancel in 1903 by Beresford Pite.
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St Peter, Clapham Manor Street/Prescott Place, Clapham
Just off the High Street on a very cramped site, the east end is on Clapham Manor Street, the actual entrance is on Prescott Place. It is an early church by J.E.K. Cutts, dating from 1878-84. The chancel and lady chapel were added in 1902 by J.E.K. and J.P. Cutts. Much of the stained glass in the north aisle is difficult to view as most of the light is blocked by the next-door church hall.
Epiphany Mission, Bedford Road, Clapham (former) now Radiantway Baptist
A mission church around the corner from Clapham North tube station. It was built in 1910, used as a church hall from the 1930s to the 1970s before being sold to the Calvary Impact Church. It is now used by the Radiantway Baptist Church.
St John the Evangelist, Clapham Road, Clapham
Just down the road from St Bede. An impressive but rather run down looking exterior. It was designed by T. Marsh Nelson and built in 1840-42. The church is only used for one weekday Anglican service but is also used by the United Pentecostal Church. During the week it is used by a charity the St John’s Community Development Project. The aisles have been converted to offices and the chancel is dominated by a giant screen that hides the altar and reredos as well as being used as a storage space. The font is locked inside a glass cubicle. Upstairs the galleries retain their box pews.
St Bede, Clapham Road, Clapham (former)
Built as a church for the deaf by Edward Maufe in 1924. It became a social club run by the Royal Association of Deaf People but was for sale in 2014. A visit in April 2018 showed that it had been bought by the Cherubim and Seraphim Church (second two images). However, the basement halls are still (November 2023) used by Clapham Deaf Sports & Social Club. The upper two images show the side of the church in November 2023.
St Andrew, Landor Road, Stockwell Green
Built in 1767, extended 1810 but rebuilt in a romanesque style in 1867 by H.E. Coe. The adjacent Hammerton Hall of 1906 was also licensed for worship according to the Southwark Diocese website. Both buildings, together with St Michael Stockwell were part of a consultation on their future (November 2014). It seemed likely in Dec 2014 that both St Andrew and Hammerton Hall, would be demolished in 2015 and the site redeveloped with a new worship space along with housing and community facilities. As of April 2019 the church and hall were still there, but the church was now closed for “Health and Safety” reasons with the tower netted over to catch falling masonry. In December 2026 the church and Hammerton Hall still remain surrounded by hoardings but with nothing happening and no planning application that I can see.
December 2025
2019 (1st 4 images) and 2014
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All Saints, Rosendale Road/Lovelace Road, West Dulwich
A huge unfinished church by G.H. Fellowes-Prynne of 1887-91 was badly damaged in WW2 and rebuilt by J.B.S. Comper. However it was burned out in 2000 and an impressive new church built in the walls, retaining the chancel but with much simplified furnishings. This dates from 2006 and was designed by Thomas F. Ford and Partners.
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Christ Church, Highland Road, Gipsy Hill SE19 1DP
The tower of a church by John Giles built in 1867 was retained and converted to flats after a fire. A new church was built, detached from the tower, in 1987, designed by Brian Drury
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Corpus Christi, Trent Rd/Brixton Hill, Brixton, SW2 5BJ (Roman Catholic)
An incomplete church on a grand scale designed by John Francis Bentley. Only the chancel, chapels and transepts were finished between 1886 and 1904. A small entrance area and hall were added 1983-84. The high altar, reredos and some of the glass are Bentley designs.
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Berridge Road Community Church (Former), Berridge Road, Gipsy Hill
A church plant from Christ Church in a hall on the Berridge Road estate. Checking the “A Church near You” site it appears that all services are now at Christ Church, Gipsy Hill.
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London Churches in photographs 