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	St Paul’s Church 269 Westferry Road E14 3RS London (Tower Hamlets) United Kingdom
Denomination:	Deconsecrated
Geogr. Coordinates:	51.49218° N, 0.02421° W
Reference year:	1859
Architectural style:	Neo-romanesque
Description:	Small Neo-romanesque church with the exterior form of a basilica, converted into the arts and theatre centre “The Space”
Name derivation:	From St Paul, the apostle

History:

1856:	Forming of a Scottish Presbyterian congregation on the Isle of Dogs
1859:	Laying of the foundation stone by John Scott Russell (architect T. E. Knightley), building cost of £ 750 plus further costs for extra foundations due to the peaty soil
1867:	Addition of a gallery on the west side
1906:	Extension building including a vestry, classrooms and a kitchen (architect T. Phillips Figgis)
1972:	Deconsecration, subsequently used commercially for the testing of crane components
1989:	Foundation of the St Paul’s Arts Trust aimed at transforming the church into an arts centre
1993:	Completion of initial emergency works, then start of restauration (architects Claxton Auvergne Collings)
1996:	Inauguration as the arts and culture venue “The Space”

Important persons:

Patron:

Paul (7/10–60/68, Apostle)

Sources

Lemmerman, Mick: Historic Isle of Dogs Churches – St. Paul’s Church, 2016, https://islandhistory.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/historic-isle-of-dogs-churches/, retrieved 01/03/2020

The Space: About Us – History, https://space.org.uk/about/, retrieved 01/03/2020