Bull Lane Independent, aka Stepney Meeting House

Date: About 1644 [unknown]
Location: Stepney, Middlesex, England

Also known as Stepney Meeting house

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Contents 1 History of the building 2 Ministers 3 Records 4 Profiles linked to this page 5 See Also

History of the building

The congregation was formed in 1644 and in 1674 a Meeting House was built on a piece of ground to the west of St Dunstan's Church, south of Stepney Green and near what is now the corner of Stepney Way and Garden Street.

Stepney Meeting House in 1783

This building, which later became known as the Old Meeting House, was demolished in 1863 and a new Meeting House was built close by on the same piece of ground. Badly bombed during World War II, the remains of this were demolished in 1950. A third Meeting House was then built, opening in 1960; this was on the south side of Stepney Way (corner with Copley Street), a short distance away. When the Congregational Church of England and Wales, and the Presbyterian Church of England, decided to amalgamate to form the new United Reformed Church in 1972, Stepney Meeting joined up with the John Knox Presbyterian Church some 400 yards further west along Stepney Way. For a short while both buildings continued to be used for worship, but in 1976 the building on the corner with Copley Street was sold to the John Cass Foundation for use as a school chapel. The United Church, now worshipping in what had been the John Knox Church, decided to use the name Stepney Meeting.

Ministers

Rev. Samuel Brewer (abt.1723-1796) was the minster from from 1746- 1796 and his children and some of his grandchildren were baptised in the church.

He was succeeded by George Ford (abt.1763-abt.1821) who was the minister from 1796-1821.

Records

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The church records are available at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library.

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See Also

See History of Nonconformists in London, England and surrounding counties for more details of nonconformists in London.