St Augustine with St Philip’s Church, Whitechapel
The St Augustine with St Philip's Church is a Grade II* listed former Victorian church in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, subsequently converted for use as a medical library for Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and known as the Whitechapel Library.Photo: AndyScott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: church in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England,UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Augustine with St Philip”, “Royal London Hospital Museum”, “St Philip, Newark Street”, “St Philip’s Church Library”, “The Old Library”, and “Whitechapel Medical Library”
- Address: Newark Street, London, E1 2AA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal London Hospital and The Tower of London.
Royal London Hospital
Hospital
Photo: ClippednPinned, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal London Hospital is a large teaching hospital in the Whitechapel neighbourhood of the Tower Hamlets borough of East London. It is part of Barts Health NHS Trust.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 1 mile southwest of St Augustine with St Philip’s Church, Whitechapel.
East London Mosque
Mosque
The East London Mosque is situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate East. Combined with the adjoining London Muslim Centre and Maryam Centre, it is one of the largest mosques in Western Europe accommodating more than 7,000 worshippers for congregational prayers. East London Mosque is situated 1,100 feet west of St Augustine with St Philip’s Church, Whitechapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitechapel and Mile End New Town.
Whitechapel
Suburb
Whitechapel is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. It is the location of Tower Hamlets Town Hall and the borough town centre.
Mile End New Town
Locality
Mile End New Town is a former hamlet and then civil parish in the East End of London. Its former area is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
St George in the East
Quarter
Photo: Klusiwurm, Public domain.
St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney, was an ancient parish, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It was the larger of the two parishes that made up Wapping.
St Augustine with St Philip’s Church, Whitechapel
- Categories: secularized church, medical library, listed building, church, building, historic site, university building, and education
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51723° or 51° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
-0.06044° or 0° 3′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW8Q+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 100611972OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q17531647
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