A Grade II listed building. It is one of England's oldest Unitarian churches, and belongs to the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches. It is known as 'the birthplace of feminism' because of its connections with Mary Wollstonecraft.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Newington Green Unitarian Church
Newington Green Church built 1708, enlarged 1860. Oldest non-conformist place...
Originally founded as a mission in 1842, it was built to serve the local Catholic community, many of whom had come from Ireland to work on the railways and in the shipyards.Â
Wikipedia says the works were done in 1850 but the church's own website confirms the date in the plaque and seems to say that all the Victorian alterations were undone ("a restoration of the church...
A house in Creechurch Lane was converted to a synagogue for the Sephardi Jews (Spanish and Portuguese)Â which opened in 1657. This was enlarged but the increase in numbers quickly made a purpose-bui...
A Grade II listed building designed in the Byzantine Revival style by Robert Fellowes Chisholm. In its heyday it had congregations of up to 1400, but as attendance diminished, they moved to a small...
Destroyed in the Great Fire, rebuilt by Wren, badly damaged in WW2, restored 1968. Its name is explained by its location which used to be on/near two streets: Paternoster Lane, now College Hill, an...
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