The 'Church & Chapel' List
The 'Church & Chapel' List |
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This is an on-going project and some places may still need be to be found and added.
| Name | Location | Comments |
| All Saints Church | E13. Plaistow. | Church St.-Original Parish Church of West Ham built 12th century altered many times. |
| All Saints Church for the Death & Dumb |
E13. Plaistow. | East Road.-. |
| Ark Chapel | E15. Stratford. | Demolished?- Maryland Point. Baptist 1832 - 1851, taken over by Primitive Methodists 1851- |
| Ascension Church | E16. Canning Town. | Demolished? - Baxter Rd. erected 1903 in 'Gothic' style. (1914 Kelly's) |
| Barking Road Tabernacle | E13. Plaistow. | Closed 1960s.- Barking Road/Tabernacle Avenue, built 1876. |
| Brickfields United Reform Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished?- Welfare Road. 'Brickfield's Congregational' Church - ''Dissenter's Chapel' - founded 1662 and built 1776, the area's oldest known non-conformist chapel.. |
| Canning Town Synagogue | E13. Plaistow. | Closed 1950s?- Barking Rd, Built in 1923, now a Muslim Community Centre. |
| Central Baptist Church | E15. Stratford. | The Grove.- Built in 1854, Damaged WWII and repaired. |
| Christ Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished- High Street. Built 1851. demolished 1986. |
| Congregational Chapel | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished- ? c. 1833 - 1837. |
| Congregational Church | E7. Forest Gate. | Norwich Road / Romford Road |
| Docklands Settlement | E16. Canning Town. | see St. Alban Church. |
| Emmanuel Church | E7. Forest Gate. | Romford Road / Upton Lane.-Built in 1852. Enlarged 1890.. |
| Holy Trinity Church | E16. Canning Town. | Demolished 1957.- Barking Rd. / Hermit Rd. Built 1867, blitz damaged but re-opened 1942 until 1948. |
| Independent Chapel | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished.- Swanscombe Street, c 1860 - 1882. |
| Independent Methodist Church | E15. Stratford. | East Road.- Baptist? |
| Malvern College Mission | E16. Canning Town.. | see St. Alban Church. |
| Mayflower Centre | E16. Canning Town. | see St. Alban Church. |
| Methodist Chapel | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished.- Pelly Road, c 1897 - 1947. |
| Methodist Chapel | E16. Canning Town. | Demolished.- Mary Street, c 1876 - 1917. later Providence Chapel (Strict Baptist). |
| Mount Zion Chapel | E13. Plaistow. | Destroyed WWII. - Barking Road.. |
| New Beckton Baptist Church | E6. Beckton. | Demolished.- Beaconsfield St./ Livingston St. Built 1888. Damaged by fire 1978 and demolished. |
| Our Lady and St. Edward Church | E16. Silvertown. | Demolished? - originally West Ham, later East Ham.. |
| Our Lady Of Sorrows Chapel | E16. Canning Town. | Demolished.- Roman Catholic Wilberforce Street (later Killip Close) built 1925 for Tidal Basin area. Closed 1966. |
| Peculiar People's Church | E16. Canning Town. | Cliff St.- Derived from Book of Deuteronomy and practiced isolation within their community.. |
| Pelly Road Methodist Church | E13. Plaistow. | Pelly Rd.- Set up temporarily in 1865/8, red brick building in 1870. Sold to Congregationalists in 1903 Later became Given Wilson Institute. |
| Plaistow Congregational Church | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished?- Various. Balaam Street. |
| Primitive Methodist Chapel | E6. East Ham. | Demolished?- High Street South, c. 1913 - 1940. |
| Providence Chapel | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished?- Baptist, Shirley Street. |
| Sacred Heart Of Jesus Chapel | E13. Plaistow. | see St. Margaret's Convent. |
| St. Alban Church | E16. Canning Town. | Vincent St.- c. 1894. became Malvern College Mission / Docklands Settlement / Mayflower Centre, and name changed in 1930 to St. George & St. Helena.. |
| St. Andrew's Church | E13. Plaistow. | St Andrew's Rd. / Barking Road- Early English style. Consecrated 1870, includes large vicarage and ex-school buildings. sold in 1970s to a US Free Church. |
| St. Andrew's Church | E6. Beckton. | Demolished?- Roman Road, Beckton. c. 1934 - 1952.. |
| St. Anne's Church | E16. Custom House. | Berwick Rd.- (orig Throckmorton Rd.?) Roman Catholic. Originally built 1899, WWII bomb damaged, repaired 1950s, rebuilt modern style after 1960s.. |
| St. Antony's Church | E7. Forest Gate. | St. Antony's Road.- Roman Catholic, St. Antony of Padua. . |
| St. Barnabas Church | E16. Canning Town. | Nth Woolwich Road.- Badly damaged by the Silvertown Explosion in 1917, rebuilt as a hall which became the nave of a new church in 1926. ~1959. |
| St. Bartholomew's Church | E6. East Ham. | Demolished?- Barking Road, c. 1903. |
| St. Cedd's Church | E16. Canning Town. | Newham Way - Formerly Beckton Rd.- c. 1903, Formerly a mission of St. Andrew's Plaistow. Originally erected 1904, costing £1000 seating 500. Rebuilt 1939, red brick style. |
| St. Gabriel Church | E16. Canning Town. | Demolished.- Stephenson Street. c. 1879 - 1940, plain Early English style. |
| St. George & St. Ethelbert Church | E6. East Ham. | Burford Road. c. 1923. website - www.st_georges.ik.com |
| St. George & St. Helena Church | E16. Canning Town. | see St. Alban Church. |
| St. Francis of Assisi Convent | E15. Stratford. | Closed.- Clova Road. For Franciscan minoresses, closed 1958. |
| St. Francis of Assisi Friary | E15. Stratford. | Grove Crescent Road.- see - St. Vincent De Paul church. |
| St. James' Church | E15. Stratford. | St. James Road. originally in Forest Lane. Demolished then rebuilt in St. James Road.E15. |
| St. John's Church | E15. Stratford. | Broadway.-Built in 1834. Protestant Martyr memorial stands in the graveyard. A local landmark. |
| St. John's Church | E16. Nth Woolwich. | Demolished. - Elizabeth St. Destroyed on the first day of the Blitz, 1940. |
| St. John the Baptist Church | E6. East Ham. | Demolished. - Junction of High Street North / St. John's Road. c 1871 - 1902. became the site of a department store, now a 'council' car park. |
| St. John's Reformed Episcopal Church | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished. - Plashet Road. Gothic style. c. 1891 - 1911 |
| St. Jude's Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished. - Stephens Road. Bombed 1941. |
| St. Katherine's Mission Church | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished. - Chapman Rd. - Built 1891, demolished 1965.. |
| St. Luke's Church | E16. Canning Town. | St Luke's Square.- Opened 1875, damaged WWII, closed 1985. but being refurbished and used for community purposes. Designed by Henry Boyd, vicar of St. Marks. |
| St. Margaret and All Saints Church | E16. Canning Town. | Barking Rd.- Roman Catholic, An 'Iron' chapel was opened in 1859, the current building dates from 1919. WWII bomb damage restored 1951. |
| St. Margaret's Convent Chapel | E13. Plaistow. | Bethell Avenue.- Roman Catholic, 'Sacred Heart of Jesus' Built 1902, Some parts of the convent were converted into an old people's home. |
| St. Mark's Church | E16. Silvertown. | Albert Rd. / Factory Rd.- Opened 1862. Closed 1972. damaged by fire 1981 and under restoration to become a museum. |
| St. Mark's Mission Church | E6. Beckton. | Demolished?- Ferndale St.. Built 1890, closed 1952. |
| St. Martin's Church | E13. Plaistow. | Boundary Road, - built 1894 in Duchess
of Newcastle from a prominent Anglo Catholic family. re-ordered in 1994 'It
was intended to demolish the church and and re-build a new larger St Martin's
but this never happened. the church has a fine Victorian 'ROOD BEAM'
complete with figures together with fine statues of St Martin and Our Lady
(rescued from the old Church of the Ascension before it was redeveloped into a
multi-purpose Church centre). The Rood Beam and images were all restored
in 1994)'. Info - Canon Carl Turner - Exeter Cathedral, & a former local parish priest. |
| St. Mary the Virgin Church | E13. Plaistow. | St Mary's Rd- Originally built 1830. rebuilt twice.- 1894 & 1965. |
| St. Mary Magdalene Church | E6. East Ham. | East Ham, High St South- One of the oldest (over 1300 years old) in England and with one of the largest churchyards in Europe, now a nature reserve bounded by Newham Way. |
| St. Matthew Church | E15. Stratford. | Dyson Rd- c.1896. |
| St. Matthias Church | E13. Plaistow. | Hermit Rd.- Original church erected 1907 costing £8,500 and seated 1,000, adjoining vicarage, demolished 1980s. now a modern 'community style 'centre' on site. |
| St. Michael's And All Angels Church | E6. Beckton. | Demolished.- Junction of East Ham Manor Way & Winsor Terrace. c. 1909 - Bomb damaged 19th April 1941 and subsequently demolished. |
| St. Patrick's Chapel | E15. Stratford. | Demolished.- Franciscan, Lett Road. built 1897, to 1945. |
| St. Paul Church | E6. East Ham. | Burgess Road- c. 1924. |
| St. Paul Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished.- Maryland Rd. built 1804. |
| St. Peter's Church | - Built 1890s ? | |
| St. Philip (& St. James) Church | E13. Plaistow. | Whitwell Rd.- Original church built 1860. current church built 1950s, now the official parish church for the area. |
| St. Stephen's Church | E6. East Ham. | Demolished?- Green St, Upton Park. |
| St. Thomas Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished?- Rokeby St. c 1890 - 1940. |
| St. Thomas Mission Church | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished.- Northern Rd. Built 1898, demolished around 1950. |
| St. Vincent De Paul and St. Patrick Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished?- High St. built 1813. Roman Catholic. |
| St. Vincent De Paul Church | E15. Stratford. | Grove Crescent Road.- built 1868. 'Italian' style, Roman Catholic. 1873 changed to St. Francis of Assisi Friary- Franciscan. |
| Stratford Congregational Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished 1953.- The Grove. Built 1866 in Grand style. Closed in 1941 and burned down in 1953. |
| Stratford Langthorne Abbey | E15. Stratford. | Demolished.- .16th Century. |
| Stratford Methodist Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished 1953.- The Grove. Built 1871. Classic style. Demolished 1953. |
| Stratford New Town Church | E15. Stratford. | |
| Stratford Tabernacle | E15. Stratford. | Destroyed WWII.- Carpenters Road. 1870 - 1917 then a YMCA hall. |
| Swanscombe Street Church | E16. Canning Town. | Closed 1883.- Baptist. formed 1881 by James Brittain, met at Temperance Hall. |
| Temperance Hall | E16. Canning Town. | See - Swanscombe Street Church |
| Trinity Presbyterian Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished 1953.- Maryland Point. Built 1879. Classic style. Closed in 1941. Burnt down and demolished 1953. |
| Tyrell Hall | E13. Plaistow. | Star Lane.- Originally German Methodist Church, closed during WWI, then became Methodist 'type' until purchased by 'Peculiar People's Church in 1920. |
| United Methodist Church | E6. East Ham. | Demolished?- Katherine Rd. |
| United Methodist Free Church | E15. Stratford. | Demolished?- Bridge Rd. - 1881 Census |
| Upton Cross Church | E13. Plaistow. | Closed?- Baptist. formed around 1883, built a hall junction of Neville Road/Upton Lane.. |
| Wesleyan Central Hall | E6. East Ham. | High St South?- Possibly High Street South Methodist Church |
| Wesleyan Methodist Chapel | E13. Plaistow. | Demolished?- High Street. - c. 1899 - 1940. |
| Wesleyan Methodist Chapel | E6. East Ham. | Demolished?- Abbots Park. - c. 1893 - 1904. |
| Wesleyan Methodist Church | E16. Canning Town. | Demolished - Barking Rd. / Ordnance Rd. c. 1899 - 1940. Badly damaged WWII. |
| Wesleyan Methodist Church | E7. Forest Gate. | Woodgrange Rd - Built 1881 - 2 and had the borough's largest Protestant congregation by 1903. Badly damaged WWII rebuilt 1962. |
| West Ham Baptist Tabernacle | E15. Stratford. | West Ham Lane - |
| est Ham Central Mission | E13. Plaistow. | Barking Rd - Baptist. Near Abbey Arms, Large church with attached community services and homes. formerly Barking Road Tabernacle. |
| West Ham Parish Church | E13. Plaistow. | See - All Saints |
| Woodgrange Baptist Church | E7, Forest Gate. | Romford Rd - Built 1882, enlarged 1901. Easily the largest non-conformist church in West Ham.. |
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