christ church spitalfields, london,detail of the chain of office on the chest of  lord mayor sir robert ladbroke's tomb  by flaxman, 1794.

tower hamlets churches


Folder: london churches
bethnal green, bow, stepney, wapping, whitechapel, and poplar churches in london

st. anne's r.c. church, underwood road, spitalfiel…

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gilbert blount's chancel was completed to a cheaper design with a plaster vault in 1898, but is still a pretty bit of work. the reredos dates from 1901, made by edmund sharpe of dublin to the rather dull design of the rev. m.j. watters

st. anne's r.c. church, underwood road, spitalfiel…

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west front of gilbert blount's r.c. church of 1853-5, which looks across to spitalfields city farm

st. anne's r.c. church, underwood road, spitalfiel…

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west front of gilbert blount's r.c. church of 1853-5

st. anne's r.c. church, underwood road, spitalfiel…

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fancy metalwork on the west doors of gilbert blount's r.c. church of 1853-5, more effective at a distance than close up. money must have run out; the crossing tower and transepts were never built, the capitals here never carved, and cheap flat ironwork used on the doors.

st paul's presbyterian chapel, isle of dogs, londo…

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dedication stone of chapel built in 1853 by t.e. knightley

st paul's presbyterian chapel, isle of dogs, londo…

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early examples of laminated timber ribs support the roof of the chapel built in 1853 by t.e. knightley

st paul's presbyterian chapel, isle of dogs, londo…

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now known as the space, this small chapel was built in 1853 by t.e. knightley

st paul's presbyterian chapel, isle of dogs, londo…

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now known as the space, this small chapel was built in 1853 by t.e. knightley

fleet street hill, bethnal green, london

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st.anne's r.c. church seen through the last remaining arch of a derelict railway viaduct that crosses a dead-end road in this tagged wasteland near brick lane. god, isn't london romantic, all cobbles and the stink of piss....

christ church spitalfields on christmas eve

st anne's limehouse, london (1)

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the c18 pyramid tomb once stoof on a cubic base; the worn coat of arms seems to have an owl crest; the lettering saying the wisdom of solomon was repeated in hebrew at one time

st anne's limehouse, london (3)

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the c18 pyramid tomb once stoof on a cubic base; the worn coat of arms seems to have an owl crest; the lettering saying the wisdom of solomon was repeated in hebrew at one time

st anne's limehouse, london (12)

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william woods and william hanks, 1887 memorial with unusual cast iron ring behind. who were they and what was the ring originally ?

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arthur walker's statue of christ war memorial in the graveyard, 1921

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arthur walker's statue of christ war memorial in the graveyard, 1921

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arthur walker's statue of christ war memorial in the graveyard, 1921

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arthur walker's statue of christ war memorial in the graveyard, 1921

st anne's limehouse, london (7)

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gravestone of charlotte myers, 1830 or 36, with woman in bed struck down by an arm holding death's dart

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