The theme for Sunday's lockdown walk was the 20th century churches of St Pauls Cray / Orpington. Here's the spectacular Church of St Barnabas designed by E.F. Starling and built in 1962-64 (THREAD 1 of 6)
Next up is the modest but stylish Poverest Road Baptist Church (THREAD 2 of 6)
Here's the low-slung Giggs Hill Church with its cool windows and a minimal spire that reminds me of the church on the sleeve of The Chemical Brothers's Brothers Gonna Work It Out mix CD. Looks very American to my eyes (THREAD 3 of 6)
Going off at weird angles, the Christ Church Lutheran Church with a bonus basketball hoop (THREAD 4 of 5)
The understated mid-century cool of The Link Youth Centre, which doubles as The River Church (THREAD 5 of 6)
Last and definitely least (from an architectural perspective), here's the heavy-handed King's Church Centre (THREAD 6 of 6)
Thanks to @sussexsedition for tipping me off about the first church in this thread when I tweeted about this similar design in nearby Albany Park https://twitter.com/Birmingham_81/status/1272583276373344258?s=20
Just found this video from the 1960s about the construction of the Church of St Barnabas - the first one in this thread
New addition https://twitter.com/Birmingham_81/status/1351248272489381889
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