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St Jude, Blurton Road, Clapton Park (Roman Catholic)

Originally a Methodist chapel built in 1885, it was purchased as a Roman catholic Church in 1965.

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St John the Theologian, Mare Street, Hackney (Greek Orthodox)

Built as a Catholic Apostolic Church in 1873 by John Drake.

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St John the Baptist, King Edwards Road, Hackney (Roman Catholic)

A replacement of a war damaged church. It is by Archard and Partners dating from 1956.

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St John of Jerusalem, South Hackney

A large church of 1845-48 by E.C. Hakewill. For its date it is a remarkably well detailed church. The spire by N.F. Cachemaille-Day was added after the original broach spire was destroyed in WW2.

Risen Christ and All Souls, Overbury Street, Clapton Park.

In a large council estate, a small church of 1977 designed by Freddie To.

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St Paul (former), Chelmer Road/Glyn Road, Homerton now Clapton Community Seventh-day Adventist Church

A large cruciform church in a grid of suburban streets. It is by Henry Cowell Boyes and dates from 1890-91. The chancel is now dominated by an organ, from the disused Methodist church of Annfield Plain, County Durham installed in front of an east wall painting of Christ in Majesty by Eva Allen Andrews dating from 1898 to 1900. Prior to it being a Seventh Day Adventist church it was used by the Celestial Church of Christ, who installed, now removed, low ceilings in the chancel and north aisle. The north aisle partitioning dates from its Anglican days.  It became in March 2006, the Clapton Community Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Christ Church on the Mead (former), Homerton Road, Homerton

A small chapel in the Wally Foster community centre, built in 1976. Since April 2017 there have been no services held here.

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Immaculate Heart of Mary & St Dominic, Kenworthy Road, Homerton (Roman Catholic)

By C.A. Buckler 1875-83, but gutted in 1941 and rebuilt by John E. Sterret 1955-57 with much stained glass added by Goddard and Gibbs in the clerestory. The north aisle currently (May 2022) has a series of artworks from the Misereor Lenten Campaign.

St Mark, Cadogan Terrace, Old Ford (former)

Built 1973-76 to replace a war damaged church, now a Montessori nursery just outside the south eastern (St Mark’s) gates of Victoria Park.

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St John, Scandrett Street, Wapping (former)

Built in 1756 and designed by Joel Johnson. Mostly destroyed in WW2 but the tower was reconstructed in 1964 with flats built on to it in a sympathetic style in the 1990s.

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