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St Mary’s Hospital Chapel, Praed Street, Paddington
On the 1st floor of the Mary Stanford wing. I assume it dates from Sir William Emerson’s extensions of 1904?
The Archdiocesan Chapel of the Annunciation of the Mother of God (Greek Orthodox), 5, Craven Hill, Paddington W2 3ENT
This chapel is attached to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain a short way west of Paddington Station.
St David Welsh Church, St Mary’s Terrace, Paddington (former)
A Welsh language Anglican church very close to St Mary Paddington Green. It was built in 1896 by C. Evans Vaughan. It has been shared with a French school for some time and was recently declared redundant. It is approached through a gateway at the side of housing.
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St Peter, Elgin Avenue, Paddington
A small church built as part of a community complex. It is by Biscoe & Stanton and dates from 1974-77, replacing a 19th century church.
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St Saviour, Warwick Avenue, Paddington
Built 1973-76 by Biscoe & Stanton as a mixed housing/church development to replace a mid 19th century church. The sole stained glass window is by John Hayward.
St Mary, Paddington Green
Now almost next to the noisy Westway. It is a church of 1788-91 by John Plaw, restored by Raymond Erith and Quinlan Terry in 1972-74.
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Catholic Apostolic Church, Maida Avenue
A large J.L. Pearson church, for this virtually disappeared sect. It was built 1891-93 and faces the Regent’s Canal near Little Venice.
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St James, Sussex Gardens, Paddington
St John the Evangelist, Hyde Park Crescent
Between Paddington Station and Edgware Road. Built by Charles Fowler 1829-32 and restored by Arthur Blomfield 1888.
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St Mary Magdalene, Rowington Close, Paddington
Alongside the Grand Union Canal this is one of George Edmund Street’s masterpieces dating from 1868-1878. It is fitted onto an awkwardly shaped site, defined by now demolished streets. Most of the glass was designed by Henry Holliday and made by Heaton, Butler and Bayne. The south aisle of the crypt (the bottom 10 pictures) was made into the chapel of St Sepulchre by Ninian Comper in 1895, it was renovated by Sebastian Comper in 1967. When I visited in 2012 this was in need of restoration, which was carried out in 2019. At that time the west end gained an extension called Grand Junction containing a cafe and community facilities. The top set of images is from 2025 and the lower set is from 2012.
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London Churches in photographs 