islington churches, london

the tower looming over highbury corner was completed by 1889, the chapel built 1876-7 by james cubitt for the congregationalists

the tower near highbury corner was completed by 1889, the chapel built 1876-7 by james cubitt for the congregationalists. the detail at the top of the tower had long been stripped back, but recently one side has been beautifully renewed. when will the rest be done?

noe-norman font to go with this rundbogenstil barn, built by scoles in 1841-3, but not completed until 1877 under f.w.tasker. this font looks like it's closer to the latter date.

built in 1841-3 by j.j.scoles, this is one of those barn like bleak catholic churches with ham-fisted design and paintwork that reveal the lack of finance in these areas of town at the time: pugin hated this church with a vengeance, describing it as a modern deformity. there was a seeming catholic desire to always build in as un-english a style as possible, the mass-produced simpering saints , overpowering smell of cabbage and carbolic, and the layers of cheap gloss paint slapped onto every surface have hardly improved the place since his day either. mind you, this church may not be a thing of beauty, but it is the only one hereabouts that's always open. . .

founded in 1717 as la providence, this was an almshouse for french protestants. originally in bath st., near old st. in islington, it moved into these new buildings in 1864. designed by r.l.roumieu to house 40 men and twenty women over 60, even the original buildings had been too big by 1808, when several were demolished, and this behemoth proved that england was running out of huguenots. it was eventually sold, ironically to the catholic church, and is now an annex of the cardinal pole school

founded in 1717 as la providence, this was an almshouse for french protestants. originally in bath st., near old st. in islington, it moved into these new buildings in 1864. designed by r.l.roumieu to house 40 men and twenty women over 60, even the original buildings had been too big by 1808, when several were demolished, and this behemoth proved that england was running out of huguenots. it was eventually sold, ironically to the catholic church, and is now an annex of the cardinal pole school

founded in 1717 as la providence, this was an almshouse for french protestants. originally in bath st., near old st. in islington, it moved into these new buildings in 1864. designed by r.l.roumieu to house 40 men and twenty women over 60, even the original buildings had been too big by 1808, when several were demolished, and this behemoth proved that england was running out of huguenots. it was eventually sold, ironically to the catholic church, and is now an annex of the cardinal pole school

built 1870 by t. and w. stone for primative methodists.on the corner of caledonian rd. and market rd., positioned for the thousands of drovers that brought live cattle to the market here in the c19

detail of church in snow, seen from thornhill square. built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson, looking bucolic for central london.

detail of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson

stair turret buttressing detail of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson

rose window in the snow; a detail of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson

tower of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson

capital detail of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson

drip stop beastie; detail of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson

stair turret detail of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson

gargoyle detail of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson

beastie detail of church built 1852-4 by francis newman and john johnson