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St Mary, Kennington Park Road, Newington
The tower and part of the west front of J Fowler’s war-damaged 1876 church front the street, behind which stands the current church of 1957-58 by A. Llewellyn-Smith.
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Cathedral of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, London Bridge, Southwark
Raised to Cathedral status in 1905. It was an Augustinian Priory that was rebuilt in the 13th century, although a small amount of Norman work remains. In the 1818-23 George Gwilt junior restored the chancel and tower and the retrochoir in 1833 with Robert Wallace restoring the transepts in 1830. The easternmost part of the building was lost to road widening on the approach to London Bridge in 1830. The nave of 1890-97 by Arthur Blomfield replaced a building of 1839 that itself had replaced the ruinous medieval nave.
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St George, Borough High Street, Southwark
This church, prominently sited at a road junction but overshadowed by The Shard, is by John Price and dates from 1734-36, when it replaced a medieval building. The huge ceiling decoration is by Basil Champneys and dates from 1897. It was restored by T.F. Ford after WW2 damage.
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Cathedral of St George, St George’s Road, Southwark (Roman Catholic)
The original building was by A.W.N. Pugin and dated from 1841-48, but was under-financed and never completed to Pugin’s vision. However WW2 brought severe damage leaving only the aisle walls and east end, the rest is a post-war rebuilding by Romilly Craze from 1953 to 1966. Some Pugin fittings survive in the Blessed Sacrament chapel and the Knill chantry is by E.W. Pugin. Craze’s design added a clerestory and a new Lady Chapel.
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St Paul, Lorrimore Square, Newington
The church for the Brandon Estate. It replaced achurch destroyed by bombing in 1941. Designed by Woodroffe Buchanan and Coulter, it was built in 1955-60 with the church at first floor level and rooms beneath. There is a hidden Lady Chapel at the east end.
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St Paul, Herne Hill
The original church of 1843-44 by G. Alexander was rebuilt after a fire by G.E. Street in 1858. Inside the west end has been screened off using the former rood screen, a WW1 memorial, and a full height glass partition to form a hall area and a number of smaller rooms.
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St Agnes, St Agnes Place, Kennington
On the eastern side of Kennington Park. This church replaced G.G. Scott junior’s masterpiece that was damaged in WW2 and controversially not restored. It is by Ralph Covell and dates from 1956. Some fittings such as the reredos and screen (now at the west end) come from the previous church. The final group of pictures show the lower level Lady Chapel.
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St Andrew, Short Street, Waterloo
This building of 2006 replaced a 1960s church. Within it is a small worship area.
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London Churches in photographs 