Help Bethnal Green's historical church gardens

Improve this oasis between Bethnal Green and Whitechapel


Location
Saint Matthew's Row
Bethnal Green
E3 6DT
London
Date and time
19:00 - 20:00
Monday, 8th of June 2026
Who this task will support
Friends of St.Matthews Gardens
We are local gardening enthusiasts group. We maintain the churchyard and its many flowerbeds.

Join us in the beautiful gardens of St Mathew’s Church, Bethnal Green to help clear a patch and enable access to a walnut tree. We were there recently, and received a great reception from the lovely “Lady Andrea”

The church was built 1743–46. A fire in 1859 destroyed the interior of the church, which was rebuilt in 1861 but the roof and interior were destroyed by enemy action in 1940. The whole church was rebuilt from 1958 to 1961 with an interior including works by eminent 20th-century ecclesiastical artists


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Who's going

  • John Shirley

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Location
Saint Matthew's Row
Bethnal Green
E3 6DT
London
Date and time
19:00 - 20:00
Monday, 8th of June 2026
Who this task will support
Friends of St.Matthews Gardens
We are local gardening enthusiasts group. We maintain the churchyard and its many flowerbeds.
Walkable

As you will make your own way to the task, feel free to walk or run as you wish.

Ideal for beginners

Saint Matthew's Row
Bethnal Green
E3 6DT
London


John Shirley
Led by John Shirley

GoodGym Tinnie-Blowing finalist 2020


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