Our work with Church communities
Michael Swords Studio was established to use our skills as conservation architects to help church communities look after their historic buildings. This includes serving as Inspecting Architect, supporting parishes with repairs, maintenance, and long-term care. Michael currently holds appointments across London and is on the approved list of Inspecting Architects for the Dioceses of London, Southwark, Chelmsford, and Guildford.
We enjoy working with churches and communities to keep their buildings in good repair. While much of our current work is with the Church of England, we’re also keen to support Catholic churches, gurdwaras, temples, and other places of worship and community.
A selection of Some of the Churches we work with
Christ Church, Chiswick
Christ Church, Chiswick
Christ Church, Chiswick
Christ Church, Turnham Green is a Grade II listed Anglican church sited on the eastern half of Turnham Green in Chiswick, west London. The church was designed in the Gothic revival style by Sir George Gilbert Scott and his partner William Moffatt; construction was completed in 1843.
St. Paul's, Park Grove
Christ Church, Chiswick
Christ Church, Chiswick
St Paul’s Park Grove, Chiswick is a warm and open-hearted west London church, within a stone’s throw of the River Thames. Grove Park is a Victorian suburb south of Chiswick railway station. The church was designed by H. Currey and built in 1872. The apse stained glass is by M.E. Aldrich Rope.
St. Andrews, Chelsea
Christ Church, Chiswick
All Saints, Queensbury
St Andrew’s, Park Walk is a Grade II listed late-19th-century church in Chelsea, built in a Geometrical Gothic style. Constructed in red brick with stone dressings and steep slate roofs. It serves as a landmark in the streetscape of Park Walk and the surrounding Chelsea conservation area.
All Saints, Queensbury
St Francis of Assisi, Isleworth
All Saints, Queensbury
All Saints Queensbury is a friendly and diverse Church of England parish church, serving the multicultural area of Queensbury across the London Boroughs of Harrow and Brent.
St. Marks, Wood Green
St Francis of Assisi, Isleworth
St Francis of Assisi, Isleworth
St Mark’s, Noel Park is a Grade II listed church by Rowland Plumbe, built in 1889 to serve the new Noel Park estate. Its Early Gothic design, in red brick and terracotta, includes a five-bay nave and understated chancel chapels. The interior features a marble and alabaster reredos.
St Francis of Assisi, Isleworth
St Francis of Assisi, Isleworth
St Francis of Assisi, Isleworth
St Francis of Assisi Church, Isleworth is a Church of England parish church on the Great West Road in Isleworth, London. It was designed by Ernest Charles Shearman, with the foundation stone laid in 1933 and completion two years later. It was Grade II listed in 1994.
St. Phillips & St. James, Whitton
St. Phillips & St. James, Whitton
St. Phillips & St. James, Whitton
St Philip and St James Church is a Church of England church in Hounslow Road, Whitton, Richmond-upon-Thames, Built in 1862 on land formerly owned by the Duke of Argyle later gifted by the Gostling family,
St. John's, Chelsea
St. Phillips & St. James, Whitton
St. Phillips & St. James, Whitton
St John’s in Chelsea is a different sort of church, and describes itself as “a church for people who do not go to church.” It is located on King’s Road, in World’s End, Chelsea.
St. Nicholas, Chiswick
St. Phillips & St. James, Whitton
St. Nicholas, Chiswick
St Nicholas Church, Chiswick, is an English Anglican parish church. The Grade II* listed church is in Church Street, Chiswick, London, near the River Thames. Old Chiswick developed as a village around the church from c. 1181. The tower was built at some time between 1416 and 1435.
