St James-the-Less, Bethnal Green

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St James-the-Less, Bethnal Green
LocationSt James’s Avenue, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London E2 9JD
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Website www.stjamesthelessbg.org.uk
Administration
Diocese London

St James-the-Less is a church in Bethnal Green, London, England. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of London. [1] The church is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Prior to 1965 it was in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.

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History

St James-the-Less Church was built as a commissioners' church in 1840–2 and a district was assigned in 1843, taken from the parish of St Matthew's, Bethnal Green. The church was built with yellow, red, and white brick and stone in a Romanesque style and the architect was Lewis Vulliamy. It had a shallow semi-circular apse, wide aisled nave with galleries and a square south west tower with spire.

It suffered bomb damage in the 1940s and was rebuilt by J. A. Lewis, preserving the north and south walls, chancel arch, and tower. Stained glass windows by Keith New were added c.1959. [2] The church was reconsecrated in 1961. [3] [4] The building was Grade II listed in 1973. [5]

School

The St James-the-Less National School on St James's Road and Sewardstone Road was built 1858. It had an adjoining teacher's house in St James's Road. George Lansbury attended the school from 1868 to 1870. The school was in disrepair by late 1898 and in 1900 the girls and infants' school was converted into parochial buildings. [6]

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References

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  2. "Keith New: Master colourist and modernist". Twentieth Century Society. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. "Bethnal Green: List of Churches". British History Online. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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  5. "Church of St James the Less". Historic England. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. "Bethnal Green: Education". British History Online. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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