Limehouse, GB

St Anne

The church family here at St Anne's is privileged to be able to meet in this remarkable Grade I listed building. Commissioned during the reign of Queen Anne as part of the Fifty New Churches Act (1711), it was built between 1714-1727, and was consecrated in 1730. The church is named after Queen Anne, who initiated the scheme and raised money for it by imposing a tax on coal coming up the River Thames. The church was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, who was Sir Christopher Wren's assistant.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit www.explorechurches.org/church/st-anne-limehouse

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St George in the East

A strong and magnificent pile which commands the attention of all judicious observers, especially the chancel end, which is truly magnificent (Grub Street Journal, 1734). Built and fitted out between 1714 and 1729, St George in the East was one of fifty new churches planned for London, although only twelve were completed.

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