The Davenant Centre, situated in
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a district in East London and the future administrative centre of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a part of the East End of London, east of Charing Cross. Part of the historic county of Middlesex, the area formed ...
in the
East End of London, England, was known as a 'centre of excellence' for youth services in the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The Davenant Centre was built to remember the community work of the
Reverend Ralph Davenant, Rector of Whitechapel, who left a legacy to educate forty boys and thirty girls. A building was first erected on the Whitechapel site of the present Davenant Centre in 1660. A school was built following the death of
Reverend Ralph Davenant in 1680 and re-built and expanded in 1818 and 1896. The rear building of the present Davenant Centre has a Grade II
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...
Style Listing.
The Davenant Centre is part of the
East End community and was in regular use by voluntary groups in Tower Hamlets.
See also
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Reverend Ralph Davenant
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Davenant Foundation School
Davenant Foundation School is a Christian Ecumenical secondary school, founded in 1680, currently in Loughton, Essex, England.
History Foundation in Whitechapel
In February 1680 the Reverend Ralph Davenant, rector of St Mary's Whitechape ...
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Christopher Seward
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Davenant International
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Loughton
Loughton () is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex. Part of the metropolitan and urban area of London, the town borders Chingford, Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois, Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill, and is northeast of Chari ...
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Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a district in East London and the future administrative centre of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a part of the East End of London, east of Charing Cross. Part of the historic county of Middlesex, the area formed ...
External links
Davenant CentreNew London Architecture: Davenant CentreBassac ListingDavenant Foundation SchoolDavenant International website
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Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Education in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Community centres in London
Whitechapel