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01 March 2013
1861 – St. Stephen’s Church, Albert Square, Clapham Rd, London

1861 – St. Stephen’s Church, Albert Square, Clapham Rd, London

Architect: John Barnett Albert Square is an outstanding example of one of London’s famous ‘garden squares’. Built on what was originally market garden land in the mid-19th century, it was completed between 1848...

25 February 2013
1868 – St. Luke`s Church, Millwall, London

1868 – St. Luke`s Church, Millwall, London

Architect: E.L. Blackburne St Luke’s Church, Miilwall (in the Isle of Dogs) was bombed out during the Second World War. Since then the community has carried on with a make-shift chapel, tacked on...

25 February 2013
1870 – Sacred Heart Church & School, Holloway, London

1870 – Sacred Heart Church & School, Holloway, London

Architect: F.H. Pownall The foundation stone of the church was laid on 5 August 1869, with the finished building costing £7,000, it was opened on 18 August 1870. The church from the outside,...

16 February 2013
1868 – St. George’s Church, Croydon, Surrey

1868 – St. George’s Church, Croydon, Surrey

Architect: John Thomas Barker From The Building News: “THIS church is being built for the English Presbyterian body from designs by Mr. John Thomas Barker, architect, Croydon. It consists of nave and transepts,...

09 February 2013
1869 – Church of St. Cronan, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary

1869 – Church of St. Cronan, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary

Architect: William Deane Butler / John Sterling Butler Work on Roscrea’s fine Roman Catholic church took many years, with the foundation stone being laid in 1843. However the Famine stalled work, and it...

06 February 2013
1824 – Old Town Chapel, Park Street, Monaghan

1824 – Old Town Chapel, Park Street, Monaghan

Replaced by William Hague’s church, which was constructed alongside, this simple church with gothic windows to the street was demolished in teh early 20th century.

31 January 2013
1868 – Congregational Chapel and Schools, Twickenham, London

1868 – Congregational Chapel and Schools, Twickenham, London

Architect: M.P. Manning From The Building News: “Facing the green in the pleasant hamlet of Twickenham stands the Congregational chapel and schools which have lately being remodelled and extended. One of our engravings...

31 January 2013
1861 – Design for private chapel for Emperor, St. Petersburg, Russia

1861 – Design for private chapel for Emperor, St. Petersburg, Russia

Published in The Building News, with the rather snide commentary: “WE give on another page an illustration of the Private Chapel of the Emperor of All the Russias. It is interesting as showing...

30 January 2013
1855 – Church of St. John the Baptist, Bedminster, Somerset

1855 – Church of St. John the Baptist, Bedminster, Somerset

Architect: John Norton Cconsecrated on 30th October 1855, but plans for a spire were never realised. Burnt out on 24th November 1940 when it was hit by an incendiary bomb. Most of the...