London Borough of Tower Hamlets « London Churches in photographs

Royal Foundation of St Katherine, Butcher Row, Ratcliffe

September 20, 2016 15:25 / Leave a comment

Originally a religious community founded in 1147, it has had several homes, including the building that is now St Katherine’s Danish church by Regent’s Park. It moved to this site, the bombed site of St James, Ratcliffe, after WW2. R.E. Enthoven designed new buildings including a chapel in 1950-52. The chapel was refurbished in 2003-2004 by PRP Architects. The refurbishment included enlarged windows and a new window at the east end. The furnishings are a mixture of new and medieval ones brought from previous chapels.

St George’s German Lutheran Church, Alie Street, Whitechapel

September 20, 2016 15:01 / Leave a comment

Built in 1762-63 and attributed to Joel Johnson. Since 1998 it has been cared for by the Historic Chapels Trust. It retains most of its 18th century furnishings

St Paul, Glyn Road, Homerton (former) now Seventh Day Adventist

November 17, 2013 15:30 / Leave a comment

A large cruciform church in a grid of suburban streets. It is by Henry Cowell Boyes and dates from 1890-91. There are absolutely no signs outside to indicate its owners.

St Mark, Cadogan Terrace, Old Ford (former)

November 17, 2013 15:11 / Leave a comment

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.

St John, Scandrett Street, Wapping (former)

November 17, 2013 15:05 / Leave a comment

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.

St Patrick, Green Bank, Wapping (Roman Catholic)

November 17, 2013 14:59 / Leave a comment

Immediately behind the former anglican church of St John it is a large classical church of 1877-79 designed by F.W. Tasker.

St Mary and St Michael, Commercial Road, Shadwell (Roman Catholic)

November 17, 2013 14:54 / Leave a comment

A very large church, with a truncated west tower. It was designed by W.W. Wardell and built 1856 and repaired by Arthur Sterrett following war damage.