Reviews of Bow Church. (Church) in London (London).

Bow Church

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Anglican church

230 Bow Rd, Bow, London E3 3AH, United Kingdom

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O. I.

Historic church. The church (as a chapel of ease) was licensed by Bishop Ralph Baldock of London on 17 November 1311 for the people of Stratford-at-Bow within the parish of Stepney. Before this, local people were obliged to travel to St Dunstan's, Stepney, to attend church. This was a difficult journey - especially in winter - when the road was cut off by flooding. In the 14th century, they felt confident and wealthy enough to petition for their own place of worship. The chapel of ease allowed them to practise their religion locally, but they were still obliged to attend St Dunstan's at Stepney on religious holidays and to pay for its upkeep. In 1497, following a dispute about the terms of this arrangement, an agreement was then reached, whereby the people of Bow promised to acknowledge themselves as parishioners of Stepney and agreed to pay 24 shillings annually for repairs of the mother church, and to dispense with their attendance there, except on the feast of Saint Dunstan, and on the Wednesday in Whitsunweek, when they were to accompany the rest of the parishioners in procession to Saint Paul's Cathedral. In 1556 at Bow, during the reign of Mary I of England, and under the authority of Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London, many people were brought by cart from Newgate and burned at the stake in front of Bow Church in one of the many swings of the English Reformation. These included the thirteen Stratford Martyrs. In 1719, the parish became independent and St Mary, Stratford, Bow, was consecrated. The parish also included the Old Ford area which has also been known as North Bow. In 1767, the church became the resting place of Colonel Philip Ludwell III, the earliest known convert to Eastern Orthodoxy in America. Although the church was Anglican, he was buried according to the funeral rites of the Orthodox Church. The last burial in the churchyard was in 1854, and it was re-ordered as a public garden by the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association in 1894, laid out by the MPGA's landscape gardener Fanny Wilkinson, who took advice from CR Ashbee of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings as to which tombstones should be preserved. The eastern section of the churchyard was laid out as a garden by Wilkinson's successor Madeline Agar in 1911. More recent input by the MPGA has been the provision of 1,500 spring bulbs. The present building is thought to have a 14th-century structure, the tower was added in the 15th century. It is constructed of Kentish Ragstone with brick additions. Many of the windows are in the late perpendicular style. Inside the church, there are monuments including those to Grace Amcottes, died 1551; Alice Coborn, died 1689; and Prisca Coborn, died 1701. The south aisle was replaced in 1794. In 1896, the chancel roof collapsed, prompting a major restoration by the architect Osborn C Hills. The church suffered considerable bomb damage during the London Blitz. The site was visited by Queen Elizabeth in 1951 to mark the start of a campaign to restore the church, the work was overseen by the architect H S Goodhart-Rendel. The Gothic-style iron railings around the churchyard were reinstated in 1984. The church was given Grade B listed building designation on 19 July 1950. and is now Grade II*. It gives its name to the nearby Bow Church DLR station. Just outside the churchyard is a statue by Albert Bruce Joy of the Liberal Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone, which was paid for by the wealthy match manufacturer, Theodore H Bryant of Bryant and May in 1882.

G. L.

Bow Church is a lovely ancient church that celebrated 750 years. A warm welcome is given by the church.

j. b.

Isolated on a narrow, tapering strip and surrounded by the busy A11 Highway and only approachable from the west through a corridor of Plane trees and a crumbling ancient graveyard remnant. Much restored and rebuilt, retaining residual fabric segments surviving from different historic periods. This doesn’t necessarily translate into picturesque though the evocative exterior here summonses a sense of stoicism and English make-do tenacity.

R. B. B. W. B.

Did you know closed to the Bow Church is one amazing grape vine who every single year getting wine natural eco without any chemicals??Anyone should give a best try...And yep they do even cosmetics:perfume,body lotion everything made it from their garden..How cool us that...Mr Richard is his name😄😄😄💗💗💗💗🥰🥰🥰🥰💯💯💯💯💯

J. O.

It is a really good community where you can actively help out with various church duties. I like the order of the service, and the people are really friendly. The 10.30am service lasts for one hour and a half and with tea and coffee afterwards, you'd be spending about 2 hours there. The interior looks like an old style church with a piano and no choir.

J. O.

Very beautiful church. I had my wedding here which was fantastic. The regular services are great and the congregation are a lovely bunch of people, who made my family and I very welcome. They also hold a range of events throughout the year.

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Working with and for the local community with its independent "The Bow Food Bank" run entirely by volunteers. No admin. or rent expenses.100% of food and toiletries and donations go directly to help the needy families and individuals. Mondays mornings between 09.30 and 12.30. Legal and financial advisors on-site. All donations are welcome. Thank You :)

j. e.

Well,not exactly my ideal place,but for what ever your reason is for visiting this place you might like it.hey look on the bright side,there is a Macdonalds just across the street from it,and westfields mall is less than a mile from it towards Stratford international station. Bus 125 straight from there to the city .

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