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St John's rectory and parish office
The rectory and parish office are adjacent to the church (off to left of photo).
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 Mar 2011
0.06 miles
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St John the Baptist, Catford: Forster monument
Although in the style of a medieval knight's tomb, there is no burial here: it is a memorial to various members of the Forster family killed in the First World War.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 31 Aug 2014
0.06 miles
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St John the Baptist, Catford: Lady Chapel
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 31 Aug 2014
0.06 miles
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St John's church: interior
The interior of the church was reordered for the second time in 2007 (the first time being in the 1970s). The large windows, without stained glass, make for a light interior. Carpet and padded chairs were introduced to soften the 'hardness' of Nicholson's architecture. The east wall is painted white for images to be projected on it as part of the worship.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 Mar 2011
0.06 miles
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St John's church: organ
The organ is in the south transept of this 1920s church. It came from the former church of St Barnabas, South Lambeth
Image, where it had been played by Ralph Vaughan Williams who was organist there, and before that from All Saints, South Lambeth.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 Mar 2011
0.06 miles
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St John the Baptist, Catford: screen
The glazed wooden screen was erected c.2008 to demarcate the "worship" and "social" areas of the nave. As it is not full-height it is not intended to provide thermal or sound insulation between the spaces.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 31 Aug 2014
0.06 miles
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St John the Baptist, Catford: dated hopper
The rainwater hopper bears the date 1926.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 31 Aug 2014
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St John's hall: restoration plaque
This plaque records the restoration of the building in 2007. The "lamb and flag" device is the emblem of St John the Baptist, i.e. the saint after whom the adjacent church (whose hall this is) is named.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 Mar 2011
0.07 miles
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St John's church hall, Bromley Road
This is the same building as in
Image Since then it has been thoroughly refurbished. The removal of the trees in the previous photo also make it more visible from the main road. It was built in 1824 by John Forster (of the family who owned much of the land in the Lewisham area) as a private chapel but is now the hall belonging to the adjacent church.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 2 Mar 2011
0.08 miles
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Proprietory Chapel, Bromley Road, Southend
Image: © John Salmon
Taken: 15 Dec 2008
0.08 miles