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Christ Church, Roxeth Hill, Harrow on the Hill
Built in 1862 by G.G. Scott and linked to a complex of halls and offices since 1979.
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St Mary, Church Hill, Harrow on the Hill
In the old village of Harrow on the Hill and sitting on the hilltop above the school. The base of the tower is Norman, the chancel and nave were of the 13th century, but it was heavily restored by Gilbert Scott in 1846-49, including rebuilding the chancel.
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St Mary, Church Road, Wimbledon
The parish church of Wimbledon, but well to the east of the village centre. The medieval church was rebuilt in 1788 by John Johnson and in 1843 by G.G. Scott & Moffat. The chancel was rebuilt by Scott in 1860. The Cecil chapel on the south side of the chancel is of 1626-36.
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St Mary, Church Road, Hanwell
Attractively sited at the entrance to the “Bunny Park”. This is the site of the medieval parish church. However the current building is an early Scott & Moffatt design of 1841. A small chancel, reusing the original east window was added in 1897-98 by William Pywell
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St Mary Abbots, Kensington
Replacing the old church, a large building of 1868-72 by George Gilbert Scott, the tower and spire added 1872-79. The church was bombed in WW2 and received a new ceiling by Romilly Craze in 1955, much of the glass by Clayton & Bell survived although the backgrounds in the aisles and clerestory have been removed.
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St Margaret, Westminster, Parliament Square
In the shadow of the Abbey and opposite the Houses of Parliament. It was built 1482-1523. The Nave was designed by the mason Robert Stowell and the tower by the mason Henry Redman. The tower was rebuilt by John James ion 1735-37 and there was a major restoration by George Gilbert Scott in 1877-78. The chancel was extended by Walter Tower in 1905-06 and J.L. Pearson added west and south-east porches in 1891 and 1894 respectively. The east window is Dutch from 1515-27.
St Matthew, Great Peter Street, Westminster
A large church by George Gilbert Scott of 1849-51, but reconstructed in much smaller form, following a fire in 1982-84 by Donald Buttress. The main remains are the tower and chancel and part of the nave. Access is restricted outside services to the tower and some extensions on the side of the church which house an altarpiece and some of the Stations of the Cross.
St Martin, High Street, Ruislip
The medieval parish church of Ruislip in the town centre. At its heart is a 13th century building, with a 15th century tower and a south aisle, chapel and chancel rebuilt or added in the 15th century. Ewan Christian restored the chancel in 1869 and Gilbert Scott the nave in 1886. There is much 19th century glass, medieval wall paintings and big collection of hatchments.
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St Andrew, Uxbridge
At the south end of the town centre, but separated from the High Street by the ring road. It is a prominent landmark, designed by G.G. Scott in 1865. The wooden screen is by W.R. Lethaby from 1927.
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St Margaret, Uxbridge
In the centre of the town on an island site behind the market hall. There is a large south aisle of 1443 dominating an earlier nave, north aisle, and tower. The restoration was by G.G. Scott 1882-85. In 1985-88 Michael Reardon and Associates re-ordered and divided the church so that the south aisle is now the nave with the altar at the west end, the chancel is now a chapel, and the nave and north aisle a coffee shop with a room above.
London Churches in photographs 