St Matthew's, Bethnal Green
St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, is an 18th-century church in Bethnal Green, London, England. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of London.[2]
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| Location | St Matthew's Row, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London E2 6DT |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic (Inclusive Church)[1] |
| Website | www |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | George Dance the Elder (1743-46); T. E. Knightley (1859-61); J. Anthony Lewis (1958-61) |
| Years built | 1746, 1861 (following fire damage), 1961 (following damage in WWII) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | London |
History of the building
The architect of the original church (1743–46) was George Dance the Elder.[3] The church was remodelled by T. E. Knightley (1861) after a fire,[3] and rebuilt following World War II damage by J. Anthony Lewis of Michael Tapper & Lewis,[3] who commissioned the sculptor Don Potter to create Stations of the Cross.[4]
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References
- "Parish life". St Matthew's Church, Bethnal Green. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- "S Matthew, Bethnal Green". The Church of England. Retrieved 11 January 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - Cherry, Bridget; O'Brien, Charles; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2005). The Buildings of England. London 5: East. Yale University Press. p. 554. ISBN 0300107013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- Light, Vivienne (2002). Don Potter: an inspiring century. Brook, Hampshire: Canterton Books. p. 166, note 9. ISBN 0-9541627-1-4.
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