James Brooks

1869 – Church of St. Columba, Kingsland Road, London

Architect: James Brooks

Built as a slum mission centre with a clergy house and school. The church has a pretty grim polychromic brick exterior –

1870 – Christ Church, Clapton, London

Architect: James Brooks

Destroyed in 1944 as a result of an air raid attack on London. Interior view published in The Building News,

1870 – Church of St. Andrew, Plaistow, Essex

Architect:James Brooks

Published in The Building News, November 25th 1870. The large stone building, designed by James Brooks, is in an Early English style with an apsidal chancel and large but uncompleted crossing tower.

1870 – Church of St. Chad, Haggerston, London

Architect: James Brooks

Interior view published in The Building News, September 9th 1870. A cruciform church with aisles. Central bell cote and tall,

1871 – Church of All Saints, North Fleet, Gravesend, Kent

Architect: James Brooks

All Saints, Perry Street is an Anglo Catholic Church designed by James Brooks, one of England’s most distinguished Gothic Revival church architects.

1871 – Church of the Annunciation, Chislehurst, Kent

Architect: James Brooks

A lofty building with beautiful stained glass and wall paintings designed to uplift and inspire the worshipper.

1873 – Church of St. John the Baptist, Holland Park, Kensington, London

Architect: James Brooks

The site of the church was purchased from the Holland Estate in 1868 with the intention of building a daughter church in the parish of St Barnabas,

1874 – Church of St. Saviour, Mortomley, Yorkshire

Architect: James Brooks

Perspective view of Church of St. Saviour including ground plan as published in The Building News,

1875 – Church of The Annunciation, Prick End, Chislehurst, Kent

Architect: James Brooks

Perspective view & plan published in The Building News,September 17th 1875. Interior view published in The Building News,

1875 – Church of the Ascension, Lavender Hill, London

Architect: James Brooks

Pictured is the original design for Church of the Ascension published in 1875, but not completed until 1883.