Christ Church, Spitalfields

Built between 1714 and 1729 under the Act of May 1711 for Fifty New Churches, with Hawksmoor working as the commission's surveyor. The brief was polemical as much as pastoral: a Church of England statement addressed to the non-conformist Huguenot population of the parish, and the work ended up costing more than four times its early budget. Hawksmoor's first scheme had a flat front and a box tower, which he reworked after the main body of the church was finished in 1723.

Date of construction

1714–1729

Parish or district

Spitalfields

Distinctive tower or spire features

Original design was a flat front with a box tower; Hawksmoor revised the west front and tower after the main body of the church was completed in 1723.

Category: Culture & History

Tags: hawksmoor, english baroque, fifty new churches, spitalfields, church

Coordinates: 51.5191219, -0.0737504

Part of Nicholas Hawksmoor's London churches

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