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- ↑ "East Ham: Churches | British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
- ↑ "Biserica Sf. Ap. Pavel si a Tuturor Sfintilor Romani". Bisericaortodoxa.co.uk. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-10-30.