St John's Church, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, 1950 (photo)

Exterior view from the north-west of St John's Church, showing the building surrounded by scaffolding during rebuilding following bomb damage during the Second World War The original caption reads: "Rebuilding of St. John's Church, Waterloo Road." St John's Church was originally built in 1823-4 to designs by the architect Francis Bedford. It was one of four churches built in Lambeth in the Greek Revival style. The church was damaged by bombs during the Second World War. It was later restored and designated as the Festival of Britain church in 1951. 21/06/1950