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This is a list of places of worship in London, 1804.

It is based on a list in A View of London, or, The Stranger's Guide through the British Metropolis (1804), headed "An Impartial List of the Principal Churches, Chapels, and Meeting-Houses". The choice lay in fact among Protestant places of worship. Some of the information was not quite current, ministers having died.

The Guide excluded Quaker meeting-houses. "Stranger churches", Roman Catholic chapels, and synagogues were listed in The Picture of London (1807).

Terminology at the time was variable: "meeting-house" and "chapel" were interchangeable, as were "Independent" and "congregational". Dissenters were usually classed under the "Three Denominations" (Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist). Methodists were sharply divided into the Calvinistic Methodists, who typically followed George Whitefield or preachers of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, and the Wesleyans. Unitarian congregations were only just being distinguished as anti-Trinitarians, from Arians. The New Jerusalem Church (Swedenborgians) was not included in the selections by the View.

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A

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
St Ann Blackfriars Anglican William Goode the elder, Payne
St Antholin, Watling Street Anglican Henry Jerome de Salis (rector), Henry Draper (curate), George Bailey curate from 1808. The lecturers Draper, Wilkinson, Foster and Mann (a protégé of William Augustus Gunn) were suspected of sympathy with Methodism. A William Mann was lecturer in Bermondsey in 1831.
Aldermary Church Anglican Wilkinson
Adelphi Chapel, Strand ?congregational
Aldermanbury Postern Meeting-house Thomas Towle, Joseph Barber
Alie Street Meeting-house, Goodman's Fields Morgan, Shenston, Oates John Brittain Shenston was initially a General Baptist.
Artillery Street Meeting-house, Bishopsgate Upton Later Baptist
All Hallows, Lombard Street Anglican William Jarvis Abdy

B

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Barbican Meeting-house Independent John Towers Younger brother of Joseph Towers. Secession from Jewin Street.
Bartholomew Close Meeting-house Presbyterian William Braithwait
Bentinck Chapel, Paddington Anglican Basil Woodd
Bishopsgate Church (St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate) Anglican Samuel Crowther
Bow Church, Cheapside (St Mary Aldermary) Anglican WJ Abdy
Bow Lane Meeting-house Secession Church William Jerment
Dissenters' Chapel, Brentford Butts Nicholas T. Heineken
Bury Street Meeting-house, St Mary Axe Independent Thomas Beck Beck succeeded Samuel Morton Savage in 1788. He was himself succeeded by Henry Heap.
St Bartholomew's Meeting-house, West Smithfield Watkins, Mason
Battersea Meeting-house Baptist Joseph Hughes
Bethnal Green Meeting-house Congregational John Kello Kello succeeded John Walker in 1771, was minister to 1827.

C

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Camden Chapel, Peckham Anglican foundation, Calvinistic Methodist Founded late 1790s as a chapel-of-ease.
Chapel Street, Soho Baptist Thomas Stollery Stollery (Stollerie) was originally an assistant to John Trotter in Swallow Street, leaving with some of the congregation.
Colliers Rents, Long Lane, Southwark Independent James Knight Knight from 1791; John Rogers from 1745 to c.1791.
City Chapel, Grub Street Independent John Bradford Bradford was an Independent, there 1797 to 1805; his successor was William Wales Horne, a Baptist.
Carey Street Meeting-house Independent William Thorp Predecessor Richard Winter; Thorp (1800–1805) was succeeded by Robert Winter. Congregation founded by Thomas Bradbury in 1728.
Cumberland Street Chapel John Brown Calvinistic Methodist in the 1830s.
City Road (Wesley's Chapel)
Church Street Chapel, Mile End Road Calvinist Methodist John Cottingham Founded as an Anglican chapel of ease, taken over by nonconformists by the 1790s; Cottingham was succeeded by George Evans in 1808.
Carter Lane Meeting-house, Tooley Street Particular Baptist John Rippon Preceded by John Gill (died 1771).
Carter Lane, St Paul's English Presbyterian Tayler "...the most respectable meeting-house the dissenters have in the metropolis", according to the Anti-Jacobin. According to the Unitarian Historical Society, this was the origins of the congregation that in 1862 removed to Islington and in the 21st century became New Unity.
Crown Court Meeting-house or Chapel, Covent Garden Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) James Steven Steven was at the Crown Court Chapel from 1787 to 1803. Previously, William Cruden had been minister there, from 1773 to 1785. Steven was succeeded in 1805 by George Greig.
Camomile Street Meeting-house Reynolds, Charles Buck Buck's congregation met there as a temporary measure, from 1802 to 1804, before moving to Wilson Street.
Christ Church, Spitalfields Anglican Davies, Cecil
Christ Church, Newgate Street Crowder
Church Lane Meeting-house, Whitechapel D. Taylor
Clapham Church John Venn
Clapham Meeting-house Baptist John Ovington
Clapham Independent Phillips

D

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Deptford Meeting-house Independent Barker
Deptford, Church Street General Baptist William Moon Joseph Brown died 1803
Dean Street Meeting-house, Tooley Street Baptist William Button Button was minister from 1774 to 1813.
Devonshire Square Meeting-house Particular Baptist Timothy Thomas Thomas was son of Joshua Thomas (DNB), and was minister from 1782, succeeding John Macgowan.
St Dunstan's Fleet Street Anglican Henry George Watkins
Dulwich Meeting-house

E

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Eagle Street Meeting-house Particular Baptist Congregation of Andrew Gifford. Joseph Ivimey from October 1804.
Ebenezer Chapel Hammersmith Congregational Built 1784.
Ely Chapel, Holborn Anglican Shepherd, William Mann Medieval building.
Elim Chapel, Fetter Lane Baptist Abraham Austin Austin from 1785; previously used by Calvinistic Methodists.
East Lane Meeting-house, Walworth Baptist Joseph Jenkins
Essex Street Chapel Unitarian John Disney

F

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Fetter Lane Meeting-house Congregational George Burder Burder was minister from 1803.
Fetter Lane Austin
Founder's Hall Anthony Crole In Colebrook Row, Islington.

G

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
St George's Southwark Anglican Draper, Payne
St George's Chapel, London Road Congregational Thomas Harper
St Giles in the Fields John Shephard Holborn.
Greenwich Chapel
Gate Street Chapel, Lincoln's Inn Fields Calvinistic Methodist Griffith Williams Thomas Stevenson, James Durrant (resigned 1839); congregation moved to Whitefield Chapel, Charles Street, Long Acre c.1842
Green-walk Meeting-house, Blackfriars Road Baptist James Upton Upton died 1834.
Gravel Lane Chapel, Wapping

H

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Haberdashers Almshouses Chapel Wilkinson
Hackney, Gravel Pits Independent/Unitarian Thomas Belsham, John Kentish Kentish was afternoon preacher from 1795.
Hampstead Meeting-house Wraith
Hanover Street, Long Acre Worthington, Winter
Highgate Meeting-house Porter
Highgate Presbyterian Pike
Hammersmith Meeting-house Porter
Hammersmith Independents Humphries
Hare-court Meeting-house, Aldersgate Street Webb
Highbury Chapel
Horsleydown Meeting-house Hunt
Hoxton Academy Meeting-house
Hoxton Chapel
Homerton Chapel Independent John Eyre Previously known as Ram's Chapel. Eyre was an evangelical, ordained in the Church of England, associated with Trevecca College.
Holywell Mount Chapel Platt
Hackney Meeting-house Independent Samuel Palmer Palmer came to Mare Street, Hackney in 1762, as assistant to William Hunt. He moved the Mare Street congregation to St. Thomas's Square, in 1771, having become pastor in 1764. He was succeeded by Henry Forster Burder.

I

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Islington Chapel Calvinistic Methodist Evan John Jones
Islington Meeting-house Independent Nathaniel Jennings Lower-Street Chapel, where Jennings was minister from 1768 to 1814.

J

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Jewry Street Chapel Calvinistic Methodist John Ball After the tenure of William Aldridge to 1797, the chapel was held by Richard Povah to 1801; who was succeeded by Ball. Ball died in 1811.
Jamaica Row Meeting-house, Rotherhithe Baptist Phillips
Jamaica Row Meeting-house, Rotherhithe Independent John Townsend
St John Horseleydown Anglican Abdy
St John's Wapping Anglican William Goode
St John's Chapel, Bedford Row Anglican Richard Cecil Daniel Wilson in 1809.
Jewin Street Meeting-house Timothy Priestley

K

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Kensington Chapel Congregational John Clayton, junior Son of John Clayton (1754–1843).
Kingsland Road Meeting-house Independent John Campbell Campbell was there from 1802.
Kentish Town Meeting-house

L

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Lambeth Road Meeting-house Brackston
Lambeth Marsh Chapel Wesleyan John Edwards, lay preacher
Leather Lane, Holborn William Hughes Hughes, minister 1798 to 1802, had in fact died by 1804. This was the congregation of Thomas Bayes, and had broken up.
Lewisham Chapel
Little Wild Street Meeting-house Baptist Benjamin Coxhead Congregation founded by John Piggott
Locke Chapel Scott
Lock's-fields Meeting-house Congregational York Street Chapel in Walworth was founded in 1790; "Lock's-fields Meeting-house" was the older name. George Burder was preaching here in 1809.
Long Acre Chapel Henry Foster, Edward Cuthbert
St Lawrence's Guildhall Anglican Davies, Goode
London-stone Church, Cannon Street (St Swithin, London Stone) Foster
London Wall, Scots Church Henry Hunter Hunter had died in 1802. Robert Young was there in 1809.

M

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
St Margaret's Lothbury Anglican Carter, Armstrong
St Margaret Pattens, Rood Lane Anglican John Grose
Maze Pond Meeting-house Baptist James Dore Dore was minister from 1782, succeeding Benjamin Wallin.
St Mary Magdalen's, Bermondsey Anglican Henry Cox Mason Mason died in 1804, and was replaced by William Mann.
St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street Anglican John Newton
St Mary Somerset's, Labour-in-vain-hill Anglican William Alphonsus Gunn, lecturer
St Mary's Chapel, Broad Way, Westminster Davies
Miles Lane Meeting-house Secession Church Easton The meeting-house had housed the Independent congregation of Stephen Addington, who died in 1796.
Mill Yard Slater
Mitchell Street Meeting-house, Old Street Powell
St Mildred Bread Street Anglican John Neal Lake
St Michael Crooked Lane Anglican Armstrong
Monkwell Street Lindsey

N

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
New Broad Street Meeting-house Benjamin Gaffee
Newington Butts Chapel Poveh
Newington Green Church Shepherd
Newington, Stoke Hodgkins
Newington Green Chapel Independent/Unitarian Rochemont Barbauld, Lindsey
New Road Chapel, St George's East Samuel Lyndall
Nine Elms Meeting-house Opened 1797, near Vauxhall.

O

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Old Ford Meeting-house Baptist William Newman
Orange Street Chapel, Leicester Fields Congregational Taken over from the Church of England in 1787.
Old Gravel Lane, Wapping Independent N. Hill The congregation of David Jennings.
Old Jewry Meeting-house Presbyterian Abraham Rees
St Olave's, Southwark Anglican John Grose

P

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Paddington Meeting-house None active in 1810.
Paradise Chapel, Chelsea Isaac Picket, Duncan, Buckland Registered for an Independent congregation in 1793.
Parliament Court Chapel, Bishopsgate Street Universalist William Vidler Vidler was succeeded in 1817 by William Johnson Fox.
Pavement Meeting-house, Moorfields William Wall
St Paul's Shadwell Anglican William Winkworth
Peckham Meeting-house Congregational William Bengo' Collyer Later rebuilt as Hanover Chapel
Prince's Street Chapel, Westminster Unitarian Thomas Jervis Jervis succeeded Andrew Kippis in 1796.
Providence Chapel, Tichfield Street William Huntington
St Peter's Cornhill Basil Woodd, Foster
Poplar Chapel

Q

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Queen Street Chapel, Bloomsbury Thomas Francklin had a proprietary chapel in Queen Street.
Queen Street Chapel, Cheapside Anglican Davis
Queen Street, Borough Shenstone

R

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Red Lion Court, Spitalfields Humphries
Red Cross Street Meeting-house Particular Baptist John Wilson, Robert Burnside During the 1790s the meeting-house was used by Swedenborgians. The Particular Baptist congregation of Currier's Hall, under Wilson then moved there, as did Burnside's. Wilson was dismissed in 1807, and his congregation dropped out; a Baptist secession from the Little Alie Street congregation (Shenstone) replaced it.
Rose Lane Meeting-house, Radcliffe Baptist Thomas Williams Williams was minister at Rose Lane for over 50 years.
Rosemary Branch Meeting-house, Goodman's Fields Particular Baptist Abraham Booth "Rosemary Branch Alley" was the old name: it had become known as Little Prescot Street by 1800.

S

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Salters' Hall Presbyterian Winter, Hugh Worthington
Shoreditch Workhouse Armstrong
Shore-place Meeting-house, Hackney Rance
Surrey Chapel Rowland Hill
Silver Street Meeting-house Calvinistic Methodist Robert Caldwell Caldwell succeeded Thomas Wills at Silver Street. He died in 1803.
Sion Chapel, Whitechapel
St Saviour's Southwark Lady Huntingdon's Connexion William Winkworth William Mann replaced Winkworth in 1804.
St Thomas Mann
Spa Fields Chapel
St Thomas, Borough (Southwark) Unitarian John Kentish, John Coates Kentish from 1802. The congregation founded by Nathaniel Vincent was initially Presbyterian.
Stepney Meeting-house Independent George Ford Ford succeeded Samuel Brewer in 1796. Joseph Fletcher from 1823.
Staining Lane Meeting-house Brooksbank
Swallow Street Meeting-house Scottish Presbyterian John Trotter, John Nicoll Piccadilly. Founded by James Anderson, a Scottish Presbyterian, who purchased a lease on a Huguenot chapel, and renewed it (1729); or had a new meeting-house built. The lease was bought in 1884 by Charles Voysey.
Stratford Meeting-house Gould
Snowfields Chapel
Store Street Meeting-house, Bloomsbury John Martin
Somers Town Chapel Jerman

T

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Tabernacle, City Road
Tottenham Court Road Chapel Calvinistic Methodist
Trinity Chapel, Battle Bridge Sowerby

U

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Unicorn Yard, Tooley Street Particular Baptist Thomas Hutchings
Union Street Meeting-house, Southwark Independent John Humphreys
United Brethren's Chapel, Fetter Lane Moravian Christian Ignatius Latrobe Latrobe succeeded his father Benjamin Latrobe, who died in 1786, but his work was not mainly centred on the chapel.

W

Place of worship Denomination Preacher(s) Continuity and comments
Walthamstow Meeting-house Congregational George Collison In Marsh Street.
Weigh House Meeting-house, Eastcheap Independent John Clayton
Wells Street Meeting-house, Oxford Street Alexander Waugh
White's Row Chapel Congregational John Goode Goode was minister from 1792 to 1826, succeeding Nathaniel Trotman, and being followed by Henry Towneley. The congregation moved in 1836, to Bury Street Chapel, building Bishopsgate Chapel. Shortly afterwards Robert Crawford Dillon set up his new church in White's Row.
Woolwich Chapel Calvinistic Methodist Joseph Piercy Handed to his brother by William Piercy.
Worship Street, Moorfields General Baptist. John Evans, Simpson

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