st.john the evangelist r.c. church,islington, london

built by scoles in 1841-3, this church is somewhat of a red brick blot on this elegant regency area behind the angel, being ugly, cheap and badly proportioned. the new river once flowed down this street: it must have seemed even more of an affront and an intrusion then, and it's no surprise that pugin called it the most original combination of modern deformity that has been executed for some time. f.w.tasker finished the uneven towers in 1877, they don't help. . .