Church of St Peter (Armenian Church)

This is an Armenian church, built between 1866 and 1867. It was designed and constructed by the office of C.J. Freake, with subsequent additions made by W.D. Caröe and others between 1907 and 1923. The church is built from Kentish ragstone with ashlar dressings, and has a slate roof. It is an example of Decorated Gothic style.

A prominent feature is the tower in the north-west corner, which incorporates a three-stage broach steeple. Vestries and a hall, designed by Caröe and built between 1907 and 1909, are situated on the north side, behind the vicarage. The interior is cruciform, with north and south aisles, transepts, and an apsidal east end. The four-bay nave arcade leads to the crossing arch with a clerestory featuring alternate pairs of quatrefoil-headed and trefoil-headed lights. Triple arches are present alongside the transepts, and a chancel arch leads to the sanctuary. Originally with polychrome brick nave walls, these are now whitewashed. A west gallery, also by Caröe, was added in 1909.

The choir, located beneath the crossing, and the sanctuary were altered and embellished by Caröe and Passmore between 1922 and 1923; these alterations included dormer lights and rich carving by Nathaniel Hitch, seen in the reredos, sedilia, and canopy work. The organ case on the south side, and a gallery in the north transept, are also by Caröe. A morning chapel, located off the north transept and built between 1907 and 1909, features a lierne vault, carved figures by Hitch and Harold Whitaker, and a Cosmati-style floor. An oak pulpit, designed by J.S. Alder in 1902, is also present. Stained glass windows are found throughout, with notable clerestory windows designed by Mary Lowndes between 1904 and 1906.

The church was built by C.J. Freake as an estate church to serve his building developments on the Smith's Charity Estate, complementing his earlier church of St Paul's, Onslow Square.