St Elizabeth of Portugal Church

This brick church is as notable for the colourful plaque on the outside as it is for the tall tower and the Ionic entrance porch. Dedicated to a 14th-century queen consort of Portugal, it claims to be oldest standing Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Southwark.Although there’s been a church on this site since the 1790s, the current building dates from 1824, and was the gift of Elizabeth Doughty.
A gallery was added in 1851, while the chancel, presbytery and tower were rebuilt in 1903.I