St George in the East

One of the three East End churches Hawksmoor raised under the Fifty Churches Act, built from 1714 to 1729 alongside St Anne's Limehouse, which it closely resembles because the two went up at the same time. The plot bought for it lay behind a row of houses, so the church sits set back from the main street rather than fronting it. The west tower carries the octagonal lantern Hawksmoor had proposed for St Alfege and seen rejected there.

Date of construction

1714–1729

Parish or district

Wapping

Distinctive tower or spire features

West tower topped by an octagonal lantern, reusing a design rejected for St Alfege; the church stands set back from the street on a plot acquired behind a row of houses.

Category: Culture & History

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

Coordinates: 51.5100399, -0.0597405

Part of Nicholas Hawksmoor's London churches

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