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St Paul's Church - Shadwell
St Paul's Church from the northwest.
St Paul's Churchyard.
Built in 1820-21, St Paul's Church, Shadwell, was designed by John Walters and built by R. Streather. Walters had been a pupil of D.A. Alexander, architect of many buildings in the London Docks. Walters died just as the church was completed. The church replaced a chapel built in 1656.
The chuch was the parish church of Captain James Cook who lived nearby from 1763 until 1765; his son, James, was baptised in the church in 1763.
St Paul's Church from the east.