pott st. chapel, bethnal green, london

built 1849 by john tarring for an independent congregation of calvinists that had been here since 1669, now rebuilt after war damage and used by a united reformed church and a group under the name of praxis, doing work with immigrants. there was originally a school downstairs, and before wartime damage the upper windows were somewhat less industrial, without these square heads. the tower was designed for a spire and pinnacles, and would benefit from some replacement. instead of stone , perhaps some filigree affair spiralling upwards like a flame. . . .