St Matthew's, Bethnal Green

St Matthew, Bethnal Green
Church of St Matthew, Bethnal Green
View of St Matthew Bethnal Green
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.st-matthews.co.uk
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

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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Parish life". St Matthew's Church, Bethnal Green. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "S Matthew, Bethnal Green". The Church of England. Retrieved 11 January 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ Light, Vivienne (2002). Don Potter: an inspiring century. Brook, Hampshire: Canterton Books. p. 166, note 9. ISBN 0-9541627-1-4.

Coordinates: 51°31′31″N 0°4′2″W / 51.52528°N 0.06722°W / 51.52528; -0.06722


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