St James Anglican Church was constructed in 1867 to replace the medieval church.   The original church had fallen into disrepair and was being used as a farm building.   The old church was demolished about the time the new church was constructed.

in 1881 serious subsidence occurred in the chancel and the east wall and parts of the north and south walls had to be demolished and rebuilt.

In the Second World War, a V2 rocket destroyed the octagonal stone spire, the nave roof, windows and much of the interior.   The roof and tower spire were replaced in 1951 with the copper coverings that give the roof its green appearance.

Mabel Constance Chamberlin and Henry Peirce King
were married at
St James Anglican Church
62 Kidbrooke Road
Kidbrooke, London, SE3
on 21 March 1925.

Their marriage certificate shows they were married by the vicar of St Paul's, Plumstead.