St Augustine with St Philip's Church, Whitechapel
The Church of St Augustine with St Philip in Newark Street, London E1 2AD, is a Grade II* listed former Victorian church redesigned for use as the Medical Library for Queen Mary University of London. It is also known as the Whitechapel Library.[1][2][3]
History
The red-brick church was designed by Arthur Cawston, built in 1888–1892, located behind the former Royal London Hospital. It is on the site of an earlier chapel built in 1818-1821 dedicated to St Philip. After the Second World War it was combined with the parish of St Augustine's, Stepney, and made redundant in 1979. It was converted into a medical library in 1985-1988 and opened by the Anne, Princess Royal, on 21st November 1988.
The Royal London Hospital Museum is located in the crypt of St Philip's Church.
Interior
There are eight medically themed stained-glass windows designed by Johannes Schreiter. These represent the London Hospital, Gastroenterology, AIDS/HIV, Ethics, Medical Diagnosis, the Influenza Pandemic, Molecular Biology and the 'Elephant Man'.[4]
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References
- ^ "St Philip's Church Library and the Royal London Museum". Survey of London. 1 December 2017.
- ^ "ST AUGUSTINE WITH ST PHILIP'S CHURCH, STEPNEY WAY E1". Historic England.
- ^ "St Augustine with St Philip's Church". British Listed Buildings.
- ^ Swash, Caroline (2002). Medical Science and Stained Glass: The Johannes Schreiter Windows at the Medical Library the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel. Malvern Arts Press Ltd. ISBN 9780954105518.