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The Regent Square Presbyterian Church was originally established by a fund set up by the Highland Society of London in 1808 to provide for Gaelic-language worship in London. Its first premises were in what is now Hatton Yard in Hatton Garden and it moved to its current site at the corner of Regent Square and Tavistock Place in 1827. The Church was affiliated to the Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland before joining the Presbyterian Church of England. The church was badly damaged by bombing in World War Two and was remodelled in 1965.

In 1972 when the Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches merged, the Regent Square Presbyterian Church became the Regent Square United Reformed Church. It has subsequently changed its name to the Lumen United Reformed Church. For more historical information see http://www.lumenurc.org.uk/Lumenhistory.htm (last accessed February 2009).

Saint George's Presbyterian Church was built in 1888 in the Early English style, with seating for 550. It was constructed in Willesden Lane, Brondesbury. The church closed in 1973 and the congregation united with that of Saint Margaret's Presbyterian Church, which changed its name to Saint Margaret and Saint George United Reformed and Moravian Church. The church building is now used as a Hindu temple.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 242-246.

Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church was founded in 1861, situated on Anglesea Hill. In 1924 it merged with the New Road Presbyterian Church, Woolwich, which had been founded in 1662.

Hither Green Presbyterian Church, Birkhall Road, was formed in 1899. It is now Hither Green United Reformed Church following the merger in 1972 of the Prebyterian and Congregational Churches to form the United Reformed Church.

Silvertown Presbyterian Church was built in 1882.

Muswell Hill Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Prince's Avenue and the Broadway, was registered in 1899 and completed in 1903. The church was built of flint and terracotta, to the designs of G. Baines, with late Gothic and art nouveau features, including a corner tower surmounted by a copper spirelet. Its materials and style later won widespread attention and led to a campaign for its preservation after the Presbyterians joined the Congregationalists in 1973. The building, seating around 600, was unused in 1976.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6: Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey with Highgate (1980), pp. 183-189.

Presbyterians were established in Wembley in 1899 and a hall in Ealing Road was registered for worship in 1902. Saint Andrew's Church was built in 1904, to seat 450 people, and enlarged in 1907. The church has now closed and the congregation merged with that of Wembley Park United Reformed Church.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 261-264.

The Albion Chapel was situated on the south east corner of Finsbury Pavement, on the north side of London Wall. It was built in 1814 for a congregation of Scottish Presbyterians. The Old Bethlem Hospital had occupied part of the site. The church was demolished in 1879 to make way for Tower Chambers.

Camden Road Presbyterian Church was situated on Camden Park Road, off Camden Road, between Kentish Town and Caledonian Park. It was part of the London North District. In the 1880s it ran a Sunday School, Bible classes, Dorcas Society, Young Men's Association and ministry to the poor. It also participated in the London North District mission at Leighton Road. The church does not appear in the 1971 Official Handbook of the Presbyterian Church and it is possible that it closed or merged with another church before this date.

The Regent Square Presbyterian Church (see LMA/4147) first started a mission in the Somers Town and Saint Pancras area in 1843, using a variety of buildings to host their meetings. In 1874 Goldington Crescent Church, near Mornington Crescent, was purchased as a permanent building and the name Goldington Crescent Presbyterian Church was adopted. By 1881 the congregation had outgrown this building and subsequently raised the funds to build a new, larger church and hall on Ossulston Street, Somers Town, designed by architect George Lethbridge. The new church was opened in 1882 and the church was renamed Somers Town Presbyterian Church. The church does not appear in the Presbyterian Church Official Handbook for 1971 and is likely to have closed before this date.

Saint Augustine's Presbyterian Church was formed in 1870. In 1963 Saint Augustine's formally united with New Barnet Congregational Church and became Saint John's Congregational-Presbyterian Church, New Barnet. It is now Saint John's United Reformed Church.

Saint Ninian's Presbyterian Church, Golders Green was founded in 1910. The Church building was finished by 1911, situated at 847 Finchley Road. Saint Ninian's joined the United Reformed Church in 1972 when the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged. In 1979 Saint Ninian's merged with the Golders Green Methodist Church with the new name of Trinity Church, which is situated on Hodford Road.

Willesden Presbyterian church opened in 1875 in a hall seating 150 at Fortune Gate, Harlesden. In 1876 a chapel was built at the junction of Nicoll Road and Craven Park Road and the church was renamed Saint Margaret Presbyterian Church. The chapel was extended in 1884 and 1894. The name was changed to Saint Margaret United Reformed church in 1959 and Saint Margaret and Saint George United Reformed and Moravian church in 1974 following a merger with nearby Saint George Presbyterian Church.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 242-246.

Ipswich Presbyterian Church was founded in 1868. The church building on Barrack Corner was opened in 1870. It is now the Barrack Corner United Reformed Church.

Trinity Presbyterian Church began after a report by the Presbyterian district visitor for Hampstead that Scottish inhabitants needed a preaching station, 1844. The London Presbytery suggested that a meeting be formed to rent premises. Eight men, including 5 gardeners, rented Temperance Hall in Perrin's Court, recognized as a preaching station. By the end of 1845 the average attendance was 130 in the morning and 80 in the evening. A permament pastor was appointed in 1846. The congregation moved to Well Walk Chapel in 1853, however, the building was dilapidated, so a site at 2 High Street, on the corner of Willoughby Road, was bought in 1861. The new church opened in 1862. It was demolished in 1962 and the members joined Saint Andrew's Presbyterian church, Finchley Road. Shops were built on the site and the hall was converted into Trinity Close.

The Church ran a mission in Perrin's Court, started between 1864 and 1869, including a ragged school. Cottage meetings were held at New End from 1869, and open-air services were held in brickfields and Branch Hill Square. Another mission was formed at Dickinson Street Hall, Kentish Town in 1888, which later moved to 73 Carlton Street.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington (1989), pp. 153-158.

Windsor Presbyterian Church in the county of Berkshire was closed before 1961 as it does not appear in the Presbyterian Church of England handbook of that date.

The Windsor Congregational Church was founded in 1777. It is now the Christ Church United Reformed Church, William Sreet, Windsor.

Upper Street Presbyterian Church was situated at 107 Upper Street, Islington. It is possibly the same 'Scotch' congregation which worshipped at Myddelton Hall, Upper Street. Park Presbyterian Church, Grosvenor Road, Highbury was built after the Myddelton Hall congregation became too large. A note on the Upper Street Church registers states that the church moved to Dalston in 1853. It is possible this is the same Dalston Presbyterian Church which was built on Shrubland Road in 1858, and registered by the Presbyterian Church of England in 1863.

Highfields Presbyterian Church was founded by James Richard Haig of Highfields Park in memory of his wife Jane Haig. It was built in 1875 and served the villages of Blackham and Withyham, Sussex. The chapel joined the Presbytery of London South in 1895.

Trinity Presbyterian Church was founded and built in 1895. It was situated on Freelands Road, Bromley. In 1936 the church was destroyed after a lightning strike and had to be rebuilt. It is now Trinity United Reformed Church, still situated on Freelands Road.

No historical information has been located for this Chapel.

Southwark had a long history as a centre for non-conformity. In 1672 five independent and Presbyterian chapels were located in Southwark, as well as Quaker and Anabaptist meeting-houses.

The Presbyterian chapel on Prospect Place appears to have closed or merged with another church. By 1893 there is no mention of the church in 'The Southwark Annual', which lists only two Presbyterian chapels in Southwark: that on Borough Road and Southwark Park Road, Bermondsey.

Saint Paul's Presbyterian Church, Croydon, was founded in 1900. The church hall was constructed in 1901 and the church building completed in 1905 on Croham Road, South Croydon. When the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged in 1972 the church became Saint Paul's United Reformed Church.

Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church was founded in 1894, situated on Park Hill, Kemp Town, Brighton. In 1943 it was taken over by the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.

Holybourne Presbyterian Church was situated in the village of Holybourne, north east of the town of Alton in the county of Hampshire. It was founded by a Major Gibson as a mission chapel but by 1878 was being rented by the Presbyterian Church.

Islington Presbyterian Church was situated on River Terrace (which was later renamed Colebrooke Row). It was also known as the Scotch church. It was built in 1834 to replace a chapel in Chadwell Street, Clerkenwell, and was a member of the Presbyterian Synod of England in connexion with the Church of Scotland. It later became identified with the Free Church of Scotland, formed in 1843; and then later was part of the Presbyterian Church of England, formed in 1876. By the 1920s services were held in Saint Peter's school owing to the dilapidated condition of the church, in 1923 the members disbanded and the buildings were sold.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 101-115.

The Trinity Presbyterian Church, Clapham Road, Lambeth, was formed in 1861. The church foundation stone was laid in 1862. However, it appears that the church was not in use after 1956.

The Presbyterian Church of England formed a congregation at Golders Green, probably in 1910. Premises on the corner of Helenslea Avenue and Finchley Road were opened for worship in 1911 and, as Saint Ninian's church, registered for marriages in 1912. The church, a redbrick building in the Perpendicular style, was designed by T. Phillips Figgis. The foundation stone of a church hall, which replaced a wooden hut, was laid in 1925.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 39-43.

Muswell Hill Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Prince's Avenue and the Broadway, was registered in 1899 and completed in 1903. The church was built of flint and terracotta, to the designs of G. Baines, with late Gothic and art nouveau features, including a corner tower surmounted by a copper spirelet. Its materials and style later won widespread attention and led to a campaign for its preservation after the Presbyterians joined the Congregationalists in 1973. The building, seating around 600, was unused in 1976.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6: Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey with Highgate (1980), pp. 183-189.

New Road Presbyterian Church, Woolwich, was founded in 1662. It united with Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Woolwich, in 1924.

Saint George's Presbyterian Church was built in 1888 in the Early English style, with seating for 550. It was constructed in Willesden Lane, Brondesbury. The church closed in 1973 and the congregation united with that of Saint Margaret's Presbyterian Church, which changed its name to Saint Margaret and Saint George United Reformed and Moravian Church. The church building is now used as a Hindu temple.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 242-246.

Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church was situated in Leysfield Road, off Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith. The foundation stone was laid in March 1870. The church was closed and is now the Saint Andrew Bobola Polish Roman Catholic Church.

Saint John's Wood Presbyterian Church was founded in 1851. It was situated on Marlborough Place. It became Saint John's Wood United Reformed Church in 1972 when the Presbyterian and Congregational churches merged.

Saint Aidan's Presbyterian Church, West Ealing, replaced the Elthorne Park Presbyterian Church, Hanwell, in 1922. The building was at the corner of Leybourne Avenue and Saint Aidan's Road. From 1972 it was called Saint Aidan's United Reformed Church following the merger of the Presbyterian and Congregational churches.

Presbyterian Housing was the first of the philanthropic societies to build in Poplar. When it was formed in 1925 there were several Presbyterian churches and a Presbyterian Women's Settlement in the Poplar area. At the instigation of Dr A. Herbert Gray of Crouch Hill, Miss H. B. Mackay, the Warden of the Settlement, addressed an informal meeting in Hampstead. Offers of help were immediately forthcoming and a committee was appointed to implement what was at first simply called the 'Presbyterian Housing Scheme'. Presbyterian Housing began its activities in Poplar in 1926 by converting properties in Poplar High Street into flats. It then moved on to build a new block of flats in Simpson's Road - Goodspeed House, opened in 1929. On 29 May 1929 the scheme became Presbyterian Housing Ltd, which was registered as a public utility society. A further block of flats was built in Simpson's Road (Goodwill House, opened in 1932) with the help of a supplemental contribution from the LCC.

From: 'Public Housing in Poplar: The Inter-war Years', Survey of London: volumes 43 and 44: Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs (1994), pp. 23-37.

Saint John's Presbyterian Church, Hallowell Road, Northwood, was founded in 1905. It is now Saint John's United Reformed Church.

Saint James's Presbyterian church, Wood Green, was formed in 1875, when the Presbyterian Church of England took over an iron chapel which had been used for four years by the Church of Scotland. There were about 100 members in 1877, when work started on a church in Green Lanes. The new building, of redbrick dressed with Bath stone, was noted for its grandeur. It seated 400 worshippers, apart from those in the galleries, but was soon extended to take 700; in 1902 it had the fourth largest congregation within the London Presbytery and in 1903 Sunday attendances were 585 and 465. In 1950 members united with Bowes Park Congregational church, whose premises they used as the United Church of Saint James-at-Bowes. The former Presbyterian church afterwards served as a warehouse.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 356-364.

Downs Park Road Church in Lower Clapton was registered by the Presbyterian Church of England in 1872. It was situated at the corner of Cricketfield Road. Attendance in 1886 was 111 in the morning and 60 in the evening. By 1903 attendance was 114 in the morning and 143 in the morning. The church was closed but reopened as Lower Clapton Congregational church in 1936, and was later used by the New Testament Church of God.

Dalston Presbyterian Church was built on Shrubland Road in 1858, and registered by the Presbyterian Church of England in 1863. The building was acquired by the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1970.

Source: 'Hackney: Protestant Nonconformity', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 10: Hackney (1995), pp. 130-144.

Swallow Street Meeting House was built by a congregation of French Protestants in 1692. By 1709 the membership had fallen and it was decided to offer the lease of the chapel to a Presbyterian congregation which had been meeting in rooms in Glass House Street, Piccadilly. They took over the building in 1710.

In 1843 some members of the Established Church of Scotland broke away to form the Free Church of Scotland. The Swallow Street congregation were divided over which church they should follow. It was decided to stay with the Established Church, however, two Elders and some congregation left the church to form a Free Church establishment. They began meeting at the Marylebone Literary and Scientific Institution on Edwards Street off Portman Square and applied to be recognised by the Presbyterian Church of England. The Church subsequently moved to Upper George Street, Bryanstone Square.

Trinity Presbyterian Church was situated in the village of Cowden, near the Kent / Sussex border. It was a preaching station belonging to the Presbytery of London South and shared staff with the nearby Highfields Presbyterian Church, Blackham, Sussex.

Presbyterian meetings first took place in Chatham in 1672. Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church was founded in 1854 on Star Hill. It moved to premises on New Road Avenue in 1862. In 1904 a new church was constructed. The church is now Saint Andrew's United Reformed Church, following the merger of the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches in 1972.

Aldershot Presbyterian Church was founded in 1862. The church was built by 1864, situated on Victoria Road. The church belonged to the Presbytery of London South. In 1972 the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged and the church became Aldershot United Reformed Church.

New Road Presbyterian Church, Woolwich, was founded in 1662. Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church was founded in 1861, situated on Anglesea Hill. The two churches united in 1924. In 1972 when the Presbyterian and Congregational churches merged the church became Saint Andrew's United Reformed Church.

Camberwell Presbyterian Church was located in Church Street, Camberwell. Construction of the church was begun in the 1860s. The church closed after 1936; it is not listed in the 1971 Handbook of the Presbyterian Church of England.

Saint Cuthbert's Presbyterian Church was founded in 1894. The church was built in 1901 in Thurlow Park Road, West Norwood. In 1972, on the merger of the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches, it became a United Reformed Church.

A Presbyterian congregation first existed in the Kingston and Surbiton area in 1662, however, membership declined. The congregation was revived in 1873 and a new church was built in 1884 in Grove Crescent, Kingston upon Thames. In 1972 the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged and the church became Kingston and Surbiton United Reformed Church. The church is now situated on Eden Street.

Lambeth Presbyterian Church was situated on Kennington Road. It appears to have closed by the 1960s.

There was a Verulam Episcopal Chapel on Walcot Place.

Saint Paul's Presbyterian Church, Croydon, was founded in 1900. The church hall was constructed in 1901 and the church building completed in 1905 on Croham Road, South Croydon. When the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged in 1972 the church became Saint Paul's United Reformed Church.

A Presbyterian Mission Church was established on Johnson Road, West Croydon, by Saint Paul's Presbyterian Church and Saint George's Presbyterian Church. It was formally recognised as a mission by the Presbytery of London South in March 1912 and was placed under the oversight of Saint Paul's. The Mission was initally known as the "Presbyterian Church of England Johnson Road Mission" but by the 1940s was being referred to as "Saint Paul's Presbyterian Mission Church, Johnson Road". When the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged in 1972 the Mission became Saint George's United Reformed Church. It subsequently appears to have closed or merged with another church.

Warrior Square Presbyterian Church first held services in a hired assembly hall in January 1880. In 1882 a permanent minister was found and by 1883 a church and Sunday School had been constructed on Warrior Square, Saint Leonards on Sea. In 1923 it was decided to change the name of the church to Saint Columba's Presbyterian Church.

Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church was founded and built in 1878. It was situated on Blackwater Road, Eastbourne. In 1972 when the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged it became Saint Andrew's United Reformed Church.

Brighton Presbyterian Church was founded in 1825. The church was built in 1845 on Queen's Road. It was part of the Presbytery of the South Coast. In 1972, when the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged, it joined the United Reformed Church as part of Brighton Free Church.