St Matthias Church
St Matthias Church is the oldest building in the Docklands.
Location: 113 Poplar High St, Tower Hamlets, E14 0AE
Description: This former church now fabulous community centre is the oldest building in the docklands and a bit of a conundrum. Externally it looks every bit the classic Victorian gabled church but inside its a rare example of a mid-seventeeth century classical church.
Originally formed as Poplar chapel serving the local residents of Poplar and Blackwell, it also served the East India Dock Company who had large premises and workforce nearby.
It miraculously survived the blitz but didn't survive the seventies when it was closed in 1977 due to a merging of local churches.
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St Matthias Church is the oldest building in the Docklands. |
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Credits: http://www.stmatthiascommunitycentre.com/
Other places nearby:
St Magnus the Martyr», 2.9km
St Nicholas' Church», 1.8km
The Church of the Good Shepherd», 4.9km
St James Church», 3.9km
St George in the East», 1.8km
London's oldest parish church», 3.6km
St John's Wood Church», 6.6km
Notre Dame de France», 4.8km
St Botolph's Church Aldgate», 2.5km
St John's Churchyard», 1.9km
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