St Matthias Old Church
St Matthias Old Church is the modern name given to the Poplar Chapel built by the East India Company in 1654, in Poplar. The church is designated a Grade II* listed building.Photo: KTC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Community center
- Description: church in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, UK
- Also known as: “Saint Matthias Community Centre” and “St Matthias, Poplar”
- Address: 112 Poplar High Street, London, E14 0AE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Poplar DLR station and All Saints DLR station.
Poplar DLR station
Railway station
Poplar is a Docklands Light Railway station in Poplar in London, England. Poplar is a cross-platform interchange station for three of the six lines on the DLR making it one of the busiest stations on the network in terms of services. Poplar DLR station is situated 730 feet southwest of St Matthias Old Church.
All Saints DLR station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
All Saints is a Docklands Light Railway station in Poplar in East London. The station is named after nearby All Saints, a Church of England parish church dating from 1821 to 1823. All Saints DLR station is situated 820 feet northeast of St Matthias Old Church.
Tower Hamlets College
College
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
New City College is a large college of further education with campuses in east London and Essex. The college was formed in 2016 through the amalgamation of separate colleges, beginning with the merger of Tower Hamlets College and Hackney Community College. Tower Hamlets College is situated 420 feet southwest of St Matthias Old Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poplar and Canary Wharf.
Poplar
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Poplar is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is located five miles east of Charing Cross and lies on the western bank of the River Lea.
Canary Wharf
Suburb
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canary Wharf is a privately owned financial district in London, England, located in the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Greater London Authority defines it as part of London's central business district.
Blackwall
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Blackwall is an area of Poplar, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London. The neighbourhood includes Leamouth and the Coldharbour conservation area.
St Matthias Old Church
- Categories: former church building and building
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50956° or 51° 30′ 34″ northLongitude
-0.01603° or 0° 0′ 58″ westOperator
Tower HamletsOpen location code
9C3XGX5M+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 51947908OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7594715
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