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

st.mark's church, silvertown, london

05 Jul 2013 105
copy of one of a set of old analogue photos of this east end church built in 1860-2 by teulon, taken just before a tacky music hall took it over

st.mark's church, silvertown, london

05 Jul 2013 141
note cusping in porch arch, unbelievably smashed out when the building was taken over by some tacky old dears' music hall; just part of the poor treatment that this excellent building has suffered. still, I suppose it's marginally better than total destruction, which was once on the cards. copy of one of a set of old analogue photos of this east end church built in 1860-2 by teulon

st andrew's vicarage, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 293
built 1876-7 by james brooks, currently inhabited by brazilian cult uckg, a member of which had a go at at me for taking photos of the exterior of the church

st andrew, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 144
west front of brooks' church of 1867-8

st andrew, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 365
interior of brooks' church of 1867-8, divided up in an ugly way by the brazilian cult who now own the church. the uckg have been accused of various financial improprieties, but seem mostly to be guilty of preaching prosperity theology, claiming that if their members give everything to the church, god will make them rich and successful. seems to work for the church, nice tennis courts hidden behind the chancel now, and plenty of the men in charge have flash cars and private jets. not that battening on the hopes of the hopeless is anything new for religious organizations of any sort, but these pentacostalists are also pretty illiberal about other faiths too, and do more than just dabble in politics and the media. a dodgy bunch, but then so is the vatican. no sign of the other fittings mentioned in pevsner.

st andrew, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 206
remains of clayton and bell glass in the nave of c.1870

st andrew, plaistow, london (4)

29 Jul 2014 178
remains of clayton and bell glass in the nave of c.1870

st andrew, plaistow, london (5)

29 Jul 2014 181
remains of clayton and bell glass in the nave of c.1870

st andrew, plaistow, london (8)

29 Jul 2014 166
adam and eve in porch glass of c.1870 by clayton and bell

st andrew, plaistow, london (9)

29 Jul 2014 177
adam and eve in porch glass of c.1870 by clayton and bell

st andrew, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 186
west front of brooks' church of 1867-8

st andrew, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 170
west front of brooks' church of 1867-8

st andrew, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 195
west front of brooks' church of 1867-8

st andrew, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 201
transept of brooks' church of 1867-8

st andrew, plaistow, london

29 Jul 2014 189
detail of brooks' church of 1867-8

st andrew, plaistow, london (15)

29 Jul 2014 196
apse of brooks' church of 1867-8

st andrew, plaistow, london (16)

29 Jul 2014 199
view from s.e. of brooks' church of 1867-8, with school of 1873

st andrew, plaistow, london (17)

29 Jul 2014 214
view from s.e. of brooks' church of 1867-8, with school of 1873

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