St John's Church was originally built as a chapel-of-ease[2] to Whitechapel in 1615-17 and became the parish church when Wapping was constituted as a separate parish in 1694.[3] This makes it the oldest church in Wapping.[4] The present remains date to 1756, when the church was rebuilt by Joel Johnson, who had trained as a carpenter.[5] The church was bombed in WWII, with only a fragmentary rectangular shell remaining. The tower was restored in 1964 by the London County Council and the remainder converted into flats in the 1990s.[5]
Further traces of the 18th century neighbourhood remain nearby. Opposite, the former churchyard abuts the former dock wall. It was made into a public park in 1951, but still contains chest tombs to the Staple children, c. 1730, and to John Robinson, c. 1750.[5] Adjoining the church is St John's Old School, founded c. 1695 for the new parish and rebuilt together with the church in 1756.[6]
Architectureedit
The tower has a continental-looking lead top and, above the clock stage, a concave receding stage and then a Baroque cupola. The new outer walls are brick with quoins.
Current useedit
Starting in July 2023, there have been regular services in the chapel at the base of the bell tower.
Popular cultureedit
St John's Church features in Season 4, Episode 23 of Friends, "The One with Ross's Wedding". In that episode, Ross, Monica, and Emily approach a dilapidated church, where Ross and Emily are meant to be married, but are shocked to find that it is a building site, with the church in the process of being demolished. The exterior of St John's Church is visible in the scene, although it is unlikely that the subsequent wedding was filmed onsite.[7]
john, church, wapping, church, england, parish, church, wapping, formerly, middlesex, part, east, london, built, 18th, century, church, bombed, during, world, although, tower, remains, important, local, landmark, church, grade, listed, building, tower, 504028,. St John s Church Wapping was the Church of England parish church in Wapping formerly in Middlesex and now part of east London Built in the 18th century the church was bombed during World War II although the tower remains an important local landmark The church is a Grade II listed building 1 St John s Church WappingTower of St John s Church Wapping51 30 14 5 N 0 03 40 4 W 51 504028 N 0 061222 W 51 504028 0 061222CountryUnited KingdomDenominationChurch of EnglandArchitectureYears built1756 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 Current use 4 Popular culture 5 ReferencesHistory editAct of Parliament nbsp Parliament of EnglandLong titleAn Act for erecting a new Parish to be called the Parish of St John of Wapping in the County of Middl x Citation5 amp 6 Will amp Mar c 20DatesRoyal assent16 April 1694St John s Church was originally built as a chapel of ease 2 to Whitechapel in 1615 17 and became the parish church when Wapping was constituted as a separate parish in 1694 3 This makes it the oldest church in Wapping 4 The present remains date to 1756 when the church was rebuilt by Joel Johnson who had trained as a carpenter 5 The church was bombed in WWII with only a fragmentary rectangular shell remaining The tower was restored in 1964 by the London County Council and the remainder converted into flats in the 1990s 5 Further traces of the 18th century neighbourhood remain nearby Opposite the former churchyard abuts the former dock wall It was made into a public park in 1951 but still contains chest tombs to the Staple children c 1730 and to John Robinson c 1750 5 Adjoining the church is St John s Old School founded c 1695 for the new parish and rebuilt together with the church in 1756 6 Architecture editThe tower has a continental looking lead top and above the clock stage a concave receding stage and then a Baroque cupola The new outer walls are brick with quoins Current use editStarting in July 2023 there have been regular services in the chapel at the base of the bell tower Popular culture editSt John s Church features in Season 4 Episode 23 of Friends The One with Ross s Wedding In that episode Ross Monica and Emily approach a dilapidated church where Ross and Emily are meant to be married but are shocked to find that it is a building site with the church in the process of being demolished The exterior of St John s Church is visible in the scene although it is unlikely that the subsequent wedding was filmed onsite 7 References edit St John s Church Holmes Isabella M 1896 The London Burial Grounds Tames Richard 2013 The East End Historical Publications p 172 ISBN 9781905286355 Leigh Martha 2008 Memories of Wapping The History Press p 116 ISBN 9780752447094 a b c Cherry O Brien and Pevsner 2005 London 5 East New Haven and London Yale University Press p 508 ISBN 9780300107012 Cherry O Brien Pevsner 2005 London 5 East Yale University Press p 509 ISBN 9780300107012 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Where is Friends filmed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St John 27s Church Wapping amp oldid 1215750274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
