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For the civil parish abolished in 1927, see St George in the East (parish).
St. George in the East 
St. George in the East seen from the southCountry United Kingdom Denomination Church of England Architecture Architect(s) Nicholas Hawksmoor St George in the East is an Anglican Church and one of six Hawksmoor churches in London, England, built from 1714 to 1729, with funding from the 1711 Act of Parliament. The name of the church was also the parish for the surrounding area, until subsumed into Metropolitan Borough of Stepney and abolished in 1927.
The church was hit by a bomb during the Second World war Blitz on London's docklands in May 1941. The original interior was destroyed by the fire, but the walls and distinctive "pepper-pot" towers stayed up. In 1964 a modern church interior was constructed inside the existing walls, and a new flat built under each corner tower. The church still stands, and has an active congegration. Plans have been drawn up to develop the crypt into a performance venue.
It is located on Cannon Street Road, between The Highway and Cable Street, in the East End of London.
Behind the church lies St George's Gardens, the original cemetery, which was passed to Stepney Council to maintain as a public park in mid-Victorian times.
In 1836, the parish of St George in the East was constituted as a Poor Law parish under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834.
It appeared in the 1980 film The Long Good Friday starring Bob Hoskins.
The church was designated a Grade A listed building (the ecclesiastical equivalent of a Grade I listing) in 1950.[1]
Contents
Gallery
Looking West from inside
The nave looking East
Exterior from the East
Detailed view from the South
Another view from the East
West frontSee also
- List of churches and cathedrals of London
- Stepney Historical Trust
References
- ^ Details from listed building database (205831) . Images of England. English Heritage. accessed 8 August 2009
External links
- parish website
- EoLFHS Parishes: St George in the East
- East and West London by the Rev. Harry Jones. Published by Smith, Elder & Co., 1875
- Images of St. George in the East
- Outline map of parishes of Stepney in 1903 (area 27)
- St. George's-in-the-East From "The Copartnership Herald", Vol. II, no. 24 (February 1933)
- The Diocese of London
- Vicar hideously beaten by 'faith hate' thugs returns to work after 12 days in hospital [1]
Coordinates: 51°30′36″N 0°3′35″W / 51.51°N 0.05972°W
Categories:- 1729 architecture
- Church of England churches in London
- Churches in Tower Hamlets
- Parks and open spaces in Tower Hamlets
- Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings
- English Baroque architecture
- Grade I listed churches in London
- London building and structure stubs
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