St Alban the Martyr

I came across this church completely by accident the other week. I thought I knew Holborn pretty well - I've been walking from Holborn to London Bridge for over three years now - but this was still a surprise.

It was built in the 1860s by William Butterfield, although a large part of the current church dates from the 1950s as it was bombed in 1941.

The exterior of the church is mostly red brick, and the interior benefits from large windows and a gorgeous ceiling and a Hans Feibusch mural at the altar end.

It's hidden away from the main roads around Holborn (on Brooke Street - near Chancery Lane tube), and it's beautifully peaceful.