St Paul's, Shadwell, London: view down the nave looking east to the chancel

NOTES: The building pictured was built in 1658. It gradually became dilapidated and the congregation was too poor to repair it. Finally the ceiling collapsed in 1811 and the church was closed except for christenings and burials. Permission to rebuild and finance was provided in 1817 when the old church was demolished. The new building, designed by John Walters, opened in 1820.