1879 – Church of St. John the Evangelist, Red Lion Square, Holborn, London
Architect: John L. Pearson
Perspective view published in The Building News, January 3rd 1879. This design by Pearson was not chosen, instead a design by Keith Young was constructed. It was destroyed by a direct hit during the Blitz on April 20, 1941, and its parish was later united with St. George, Bloomsbury, in 1952.
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Published December 3, 2009 | Last Updated January 27, 2026
