stratford church

newham churches, london

Folder: london churches
stratford, east ham, west ham,plaistow, silvertown, canningtown, manor park and forest gate churches in east london
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 126
bird roof corbel inside blore's church of 1832-4
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 122
the nave and aisles are by blore,dating from 1832-4,with little figures below the tie beams and head stops to the drip moulds. this church is still pre-archaeological gothic, mixing correct details of many periods into an improbable whole.
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 131
jingoistic memorial to those from stratford who took part in the boer war, including one who died. this must have seemed an almost bizarre affectation 20 years later.
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 136
openwork font cover of 1884 in blore's nave
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 123
the chancel was extended in 1884,the metal screen is very early c20. why must modern banners have no beauty or artistry,just polemic and propaganda ? some sort of evangelical triumph of the word over the icon ?
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 130
drip mould stop on arcade inside blore's church of 1832-4
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 157
font with nice openwork metal cover, both c.1884 ,nave and aisles by blore, 1832-4
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 98
depictions of archangels on the east wall of the chancel of 1884. one dressed as a pilgrim holding fish,the other holds the last trump.
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 124
angel roof corbel inside blore's church of 1832-4
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 107
angel roof corbel inside blore's church of 1832-4
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 132
s.w.tower of blore's commissioners' church, stock brick gothic of 1832-4
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 136
blore's church is fairly solid for commissioners' gothic of 1832-4, building up into a nice crescendo on the west front
stratford church

stratford church

24 May 2012 121
blore's splay foot spire is ornate for commissioners' gothic of 1832-4, the church costing much more than most at over 7k.
st.mark, silvertown, london

st.mark, silvertown, london

07 Nov 2011 156
c19 tiles from teulon's church of 1861-2, probably minton, but with an odd lombardic letter m(?) on the back .
silvertown 1860 teulon

silvertown 1860 teulon

14 Dec 2009 114
silvertown,london 1860 teulon

silvertown,london 1860 teulon

14 Dec 2009 126
silvertown 1860 teulon

silvertown 1860 teulon

14 Dec 2009 111
silvertown 1860

silvertown 1860

14 Dec 2009 112
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