1840 - Leyton Workhouse Chapel - Langthorne Road, London, UK
N 51° 33.279 E 000° 00.227
31U E 292294 N 5715762
The chapel was built as part of the Leyton (West Ham Union) Workhouse. The building now appears to be disused and is boarded up.
Waymark Code: WME5N0
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/07/2012
Views: 4
The building is Grade II listed and the English Heritage
website (visit
link) has this to say about the building:
"Chapel to former workhouse, now hospital. Dated 1840. Buff brick; pitched
slate roof to eaves. 5 bays. 'Rundbogenstil'. Paired arched windows to each bay.
Gabled south facade with arched entrances to either side of central arched
niche, containing paired, round-headed windows. Date plaque to gable. Interior
not inspected. Langthorne Hospital was formerly West Ham Union Workhouse."
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