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St Margaret and St Mary Convent Chapel

Monument typeRoman Catholic Chapel
Listing gradeII

Architect(s)

Wilfrid Clarence Mangan

Construction

Date begun1929
Date completed1931

Location

Bethell Avenue
Canning Town
London
E16 4JU
England

Local authorityNewham

Denomination

DenominationRoman Catholic
DioceseBrentwood

Additional notes

St Margaret originally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

St Mary’s Convent was bomb damaged in 1941, rebuilt 1946-55 but demolished in 2004 apart from the chapel. A new and smaller convent and care home was built from designs from Gould & Co, Chartered Surveyors.

Unique identifier

1422381 (HE list entry number)

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