St Mark's Church, Forest Gate

Coordinates: 51°33′10.295″N 0°1′58.15″E / 51.55285972°N 0.0328194°E / 51.55285972; 0.0328194 St Mark's Church is a Church of England parish church in Forest Gate, east London.[1] It is sited on Tylney Road and originated as a mission church of Emmanuel Church. It was meant to serve the area between Wanstead Flats and the Romford Road and initially held services in a rented cowshed, until a site was acquired in 1888 for a permanent church, built in three stages between 1893 and 1898. This church was given a separate parish in 1894 by splitting off areas from Emmanuel and All Saints.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "St Mark's Church, Forest Gate". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Powell (ed), W R (1973), 'West Ham: Churches', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6, London: Victoria County History, pp. 114–123


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