A detail view of the elaborate tomb of Sir John Roberts in the north aisle of the Church of St Mary at Bromley-by-Bow. The church appears to have also been known as the Church of St Mary with St Leonard, or the Church of Bromley St Leonard.

Date:: circa 1890

Location:: St Mary's Church, High Street, Bromley-By-Bow, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, E3 3EA; Show all locations

Church Of Bromley St Leonard, High Street, Bromley-By-Bow, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, E3 3EA

Church Of St Mary With St Leonard, High Street, Bromley-By-Bow, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, E3 3EA

Reference:: OP18716

Type:: Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)

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Description

The church was destroyed by enemy bombing during World War Two, with the remaining ruins demolished during the construction of the Blackwall Tunnel. The photograph was taken for the London Survey Committee, forerunner of the Survey of London.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-1 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/81 Early Photographic Print Collection: Tower Hamlets; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Jacobean Church, Commemorative Monument, Sculpture