Church of St John the Evangelist, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London: the restored nave seen from the chancel
Architect/Designer | Bedford, Francis Octavius (1784-1858) |
Artist/Photographer | Read, E. R. H. |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1824 |
Image Date | 1951 |
View | Interior |
Style | Greek Revival |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP506/94 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Church fittings ; Balconies ; Churches ; Restoration |
NOTES: Built to celebrate British victory in the Napoleonic Wars, this church was badly firebombed in 1940 and much of the interior was destroyed. Post-war repairs were completed in 1951 when it reopened and served as the parish church for the Festival of Britain.
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