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London’s Churches: All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames
Earlier this year, King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey, but had history turned a different path, he could well have ended up in a cathedral in Kingston-upon-Thames. Instead, Westminster...
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Kensington’s Carmelite church, a bright interior within a fortress appearance
This is a church with august architects, as Sir Giles Gilbert Scott designed the current church to replace a war-damaged church designed by Edward, the eldest son of the Patron Saint of the Gothic...
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See inside Brixton’s unfinished Catholic Church
On the edge of Brixton town centre is what appears to be a Cathedral sized church which is a bit like a Tardis in reverse, in that it’s much larger on the outside than it is on the inside. In fact, the...
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From St. Mary’s to St. Paul’s at Clapham’s 200-year-old church
This is a 200-year-old church next to Wandsworth Road, but it is only the latest building on a site that’s had a church for at least 800 years. Originally known as St Mary’s Church Clapham, there’s...
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The glittering Fitzrovia Chapel is becoming easier to visit
One of London’s genuinely hidden gems, the glittering interior of Fitzrovia Chapel is about to be a lot easier to visit, as the opening hours are being extended ahead of a new David Bowie exhibition....
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Visit the Italian Church in London
Sometimes described as “one of the most beautiful churches in London”, this is not just a church that follows the Italian Catholic faith, but is in fact the Italian church in London. Officially called...
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A visit to St Stephen’s Church, Hounslow
Just under 150 years ago a new church opened in Hounslow to serve the growing population. This is St Stephen’s Church, but if you look at it carefully, you might notice that the tower seems a bit out...
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Visiting St Andrew’s church Holborn
This is a large and very noticeable church on the corner of Holborn Circus, but one that, for most of its life, people would have only seen the church tower poking above the buildings that once...
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Finding the Lost Churches of the City of London
If you wander around some of the churches in the City of London, you might spy a small pack of what looks like old cigarette cards — showing images of lost churches. A sample of some of the cards They...
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Visit the church of St Martin Within Ludgate
This is an unusually designed church close to St Paul’s Cathedral, which has probably existed for around 900 years, although naturally, the current building is much younger. It’s claimed, dubiously, to...
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A visit to St Giles without Cripplegate in the Barbican
Surrounded by the brutalist Barbican estate is a medieval church, one of the few to survive the Great Fire of London and an unexpected link with Tower Bridge. There’s likely been a church on this spot...
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Dick Whittington’s London church is up for sale
The City of London church where Richard (Dick) Whittington worshipped and was buried is up for sale. St Michael Paternoster Royal The church, St Michael Paternoster Royal, was first recorded as...
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Chance to see All Hallows Staining’s 14th-century Church Tower
If you don’t mind peering through gaps in fences, now is a really good time to see the 14th-century tower of All Hallows Staining church. Sitting next to Fenchurch Street station, All Hallows Staining...
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A visit to All Souls church, Langham Place
This is the church that often appears in the background of outdoor broadcasts from the BBC’s Broadcasting House, although you might not have realised that tall stone spire is a church at all. It’s also...
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