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St Margaret, Putney Park Lane, Roehampton
Alongside a largely unsurfaced road. It was built as a Baptist chapel and was then used by a Presbyterian congregation before falling into disuse. It was given to the Church of England in 1912 and was altered by A.G. Humphrey. The east end was added in 1925 by Forsyth & Maule.
Our Lady of Pity and St Simon Stock, Hazlewell Road, Putney
Built in 1906 and designed by J.C. Radford, with the sanctuary, Lady Chapel and sacristy added in 1936 to designs by F.A. Walters and Son.
St John the Evangelist, St John’s Avenue, Putney (Polish Roman Catholic)
Built as an Anglican church by Charles Lee in 1858-59. The tower was added in 1865, the chancel and aisles in 1888 and the south chancel chapel in 1910. It was declared redundant in 1977 before becoming a church for Polish Roman Catholics.
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All Saints, Lower Common, Putney
About a mile west of the High Street and surrounded on three sides by the Common. It is by G.E. Street, dating from 1873-74 Inside, all the glass, bar two windows is by Morris & Co, and it dates from the 1870s up to the 1930s.
St Mary, High Street, Putney
Right on the River Thames at the southern end of Putney bridge. The tower is medieval but the body of the church was rebuilt by Edward Lapidge in 1836-37, retaining a small amount of older work including the West Chantry Chapel of the early 16th century. The church was restored in 1980-2 by Ronald Sims after a severe arson attack in 1973. A large hall above a cafe have been added on the south side through which the church is now entered.
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St Mary, Balham High Road, Balham
Originally a proprietary chapel built by F. Hurlbatt in 1807, he added transepts in 1824. It became a parish church in 1855, after which a chancel was added in 1882 by Arthur Cawston and the street front and baptistery in 1903 by William Newton Dunn. The west end including the baptistery is now screened off from the rest of the church.
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St Mary, Battersea Church Road, battersea
Next to the Thames at the north end of Battersea village, this is a church of 1775-76 by Joseph Dixon. It was restored in 1876-78 by Arthur Blomfield.
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The Ascension, Lavender Hill, Battersea
One of James Brooks large brick churches built to stand out in poorer areas of London. This church was started in 1876 and finished in 1898 by J.T. Micklethwaite & Somers Clarke who took over in 1883.
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London Churches in photographs 