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The Church of St Michael and All Angels was a church in Poplar, London. The Grade II listed 19th-century brick-built church was converted into flats in the 1980's, and is now known as St Michael's Court.
Originally, the site was occupied by a mission chapel run by Winchester College, built in 1861. The church as it stands today was originally built in 1864–1865 by Reverend W. Morris. It was converted into flats in the 1970s.
In 1876, a communication was sent from the headmaster of Winchester College asking whether Rev. William Donne, M.A., of
The church has an adjacent war memorial, made from Cornish granite and sculpted by Mr A. R. Adams. The
The Church of St Michael and All Angels was a church in Poplar, London. The Grade II listed 19th-century brick-built church was converted into flats in the 1980's, and is now known as St Michael's Court.
History
Originally, the site was occupied by a mission chapel run by Winchester College, built in 1861. The church as it stands today was originally built in 1864–1865 by Reverend W. Morris. It was converted into flats in the 1970s.
In 1876, a communication was sent from the headmaster of Winchester College asking whether Rev. William Donne, M.A., of Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...
, would be a suitable man to be appointed to the charge of the Winchester College mission in St Michael and All Angels. He was chosen to head the mission, and did so for five years, during which he built the church of All Hallows, at East India Docks.
The Revd Richard Enraght, religious controversialist, was the Curate of the church from 1884 to 1888.
War memorial
The church has an adjacent war memorial, made from Cornish granite and sculpted by Mr A. R. Adams. The Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, the museum was intended to record the civil and military ...
's archive describes the memorial as a ''"Figure of Christ with one hand raised in blessing and the other holding a wreath above the head of a kneeling warrior in the armour of a crusader. Names inscribed on the panels on the pedestal which is on three steps. Memorial is surrounded by low railings."'' The memorial was erected a short time after the First World War, and was unveiled by the future George VI (then Duke of York
Duke of York is a title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since the 15th century, it has, when granted, usually been given to the second son of English (later British) monarchs. The equivalent title in the Scottish peerage was Du ...
) on 4 December 1920, and dedicated in the same ceremony by Henry Mosley
Henry Mosley (8 March 1852 – 29 November 1933) was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1881, and another for T Emmett's XI v Alfred Shaw's XI at Bradford in the same year.
He wa ...
, Bishop of Stepney. Prior to this it was an open space, used for local community meetings. Occasionally, it was also host to fighting: the vicar's daughter in the late 1800s, Eileen Baillie, used to watch fights ''"in that convenient open space before the vicarage gates"''.
Money for the memorial – £900 – was raised via ''"an appeal, a football match and tickets for a special matinee performance at the queen's theatre, high street on Saturday 24 April 1920".''
References
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