The abandoned churches and cemeteries of south east London

DerelictLondon.com is a platform dedicated to showcasing the numerous abandoned buildings throughout London.

The list includes various buildings such as pubs, swimming pools, flats, hospitals, cafes, cinemas and cemeteries.

The only things that wander through these places are insects, the odd fox and maybe some paranormal activities.

Here are five empty cemeteries and churches in south east London.

United Reform Church – South Norwood, SE25

Opened in 1906, the church closed in 2013 and now stands abandoned.

While the neighbouring Church Hall was reopened in 2015 as the World Harvest Christian Centre which also owns the main building, the church itself dwells in bad condition.

According to the Christian Centre, the building has some subsidence, which means it is sinking or settling unevenly.

Because of this, the building needs a lot of renovations to make it up to date and meet modern standards.

Meanwhile, the Centre seems to be using the old church simply as storage and, like all sites exposed on Derelict London, the longer the church remains vacant, the worse its condition becomes due to the damp, pigeons and vandalism.

There's even a concreted air raid shelter there, though its history remains undisclosed.

Since its closure, people have said they can hear chairs scraping as though they’re being moved around, as they walk past.

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Dartford Workhouse Chapel

Dartford Workhouse was first built in 1729 to house those who were either unable to work through age or disability or unable to find work.

New facilities were built in 1836.

Many of the functions of the workhouse developed into a hospital and the workhouse stopped existing there in 1929.

It was then known as King Edward Avenue Hospital and later West Hill Hospital.

The hospital closed in 1997 and its buildings were demolished.

The chapel opened in 1878 and replaced one previously accommodated in the main workhouse.

St Michael, a ward within the hospital, was destroyed by a World War Two bomb in 1940, killing 22 patients and two nurses.

Some people have reported they can hear the terrified screams of the patients around the old ward throughout the years.

A few years ago, a fire destroyed the inside of the abandoned chapel, leaving the internal structure exposed to the weather.

Years of vandalism and weather damage have left very little of the original structure to be salvaged.​

Crossbones Burial Ground

In Southwark stands an abandoned burial ground that has been there since Roman times.

The cemetery was undiscovered for centuries until construction for the Jubilee Line began in the 1970s.

It was used to bury peasants and prostitutes and was a burial ground for murdered victims and enemies.

It was also used as a dumping ground for plague victims.

Roman remains and artefacts were discovered there by the Museum of London.