St Anne's Limehouse
St Anne's Limehouse
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| St Anne's Limehouse | |
|---|---|
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
| Website | Church website |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Limehouse |
| Deanery | Tower Hamlets Deanery |
| Diocese | London |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Richard Bray |
St Anne's Limehouse is a Hawksmoor Anglican Church in Limehouse, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was consecrated in 1730, one of the twelve churches built through the 1711 Act of Parliament.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Present day
2 Location
3 St Peter's Barge
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
St Anne's Limehouse was formed from part of the parish of St. Dunstan's Stepney, prior to the 18th century a large (but then thinly populated) East London parish that extended all the way down to the Thames River. As the population of London increased, growing parishes were subdivided. In 1709 a new parish in Limehouse was formed from part of the parish of St. Dunstan. The church may be named for Queen Anne as she raised money for it by taxing coal passing along the River Thames.[1]
The building was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, as one of twelve churches built to serve the needs of the rapidly expanding population of London in the 18th century. The scheme never met its original target, but those built were also known as the Queen Anne Churches. The building was completed in 1727 and consecrated in 1730.
Queen Anne decreed that as the new church was close to the river it would be a convenient place of registry for sea captains to register vital events taking place at sea. Therefore, she gave St. Anne's Church the right to display the second most senior ensign of the Royal Navy, the White Ensign. The prominent tower with its golden ball on the flagpole[1] became a Trinity House "sea mark" on navigational charts, and the Queen's Regulations still permit St. Anne's Limehouse to display the White Ensign 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.[2]
The church was gutted by fire on Good Friday 1850, and restored between 1851 and 1854 by Philip Hardwick. It was further restored by Julian Harrap between 1983 and 1993, when tubular steel trusses were added to support the roof. The church was Grade I listed in 1950.[3] St Anne's underwent extensive restoration during 2007–2009, including complete restoration of the organ and work on the altar and floor.
The pipe organ in St Anne's won first prize in the Great Exhibition of 1851 at Crystal Palace, and is much prized by musicians. In 2009, the church became the main rehearsal venue for the recently formed Docklands Sinfonia, and occasionally hosts classical concerts. Today, the church remains the parish church of Limehouse, and is within the Diocese of London.
St Anne's viewed from the churchyard
A distinctive pyramid bearing the inscription "The wisdom of Solomon" stands in the graveyard,[4][5] as does a 1918 white stone war memorial with bronze figure of Christ.[6] They are separately Grade II listed.
Present day[edit]
St Anne's is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England,[7] and it has passed resolutions to reject the ordination of women and/or female leadership.[8]
Location[edit]
The church is next door to Limehouse Town Hall and close to Limehouse Library, both Grade II listed buildings, the former now used as a community centre. Across the road is the former Sailors' Mission, where Situationist International held its conference in 1960.
The address is: St Anne's Church, Three Colt Street, London E14 7HP
The nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Westferry.
St Peter's Barge[edit]
With the redevelopment of the East London Docklands in the late 20th century, over 100,000 people work in the Canary Wharf area, and a large part of this centre of business and finance lies within the parish of St Anne's Church. As a result, St Anne's began to run lunchtime meetings in pubs and wine bars to reach out to those working in the Wharf. This effort developed with the support of St Helen's Bishopsgate, but further growth was hampered for lack of a permanent venue on the site, which has high property values.
The idea to build a floating church was realised with the formation of the St Peter's Canary Wharf Trust and the purchase of a Dutch freight barge in 2003. The barge was refitted in the Netherlands and brought across the North Sea under its own power in the summer of that year – a journey which was chronicled in a BBC documentary shown in the autumn. The barge now has a permanent mooring at the heart of Canary Wharf in West India Quay.
A permanent full-time Church of England minister was appointed by the Trust in July 2004 and licensed by the area bishop to head the clergy. In September 2004 St Peter's launched a new Sunday evening congregation with its own programme of meetings and groups to serve the many thousands who now live in the area.[9]
See also[edit]
- List of churches and cathedrals of London
References[edit]
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^ Batch, Jeremy. Why does St. Peter’s Barge wear the Blue Ensign? February 2012.
^ Historic England. "Details from image database (205886)". Images of England. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
^ Historic England. "Pyramid monument (Grade II) (1031537)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Historic England. "Details from image database (468976)". Images of England. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
^ Historic England. "Details from image database (205888)". Images of England. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
^ "St Anne Limehouse, Limehouse". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. Bishop of Maidstone. December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ St Peter's Barge: London's Floating Church. A Brief History. 1 May 2012.
External links[edit]
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- St Anne's Limehouse Homepage
- St Peter's Barge Homepage
- Diocese of London
- BBC Childhood Memory: St Anne's Church, Limehouse, during WW2
- Exploring East London
Coordinates: 51°30′42.1″N 0°1′49.03″W / 51.511694°N 0.0302861°W / 51.511694; -0.0302861
Categories:
- Churches completed in 1730
- Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- 18th-century Church of England church buildings
- Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings
- English Baroque architecture
- Grade I listed churches in London
- Grade I listed buildings in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Diocese of London
- Limehouse
- 1730 establishments in England
- Conservative evangelical Anglican churches in England
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