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The church has hosted a number of events of LGBT interest, for instance: | The church has hosted a number of events of LGBT interest, for instance: | ||
*an afternoon drop-in for older LGBT people on Pride day, several years running, organised by [[ | *an afternoon drop-in for older LGBT people on [[London Pride]] day, several years running, organised by [[Opening Doors London]], with music inthe garden by [[London Gay Symphonic Winds]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:27, 4 September 2013
St Anne's Church Soho is an Anglican (Church of England) church in Soho, central London.
It was consecrated on 21 March 1686 by Bishop Henry Compton. after whom Old Compton Street is named. The tower was added by 1718 but was unstable and had to be rebuilt in 1801. The tower is the only part of the original building to have survived the second world war, the rest of the church having been destroyed by bombing in 1940. A new church room was opened in 1991, and is accessed from Dean Street. It is extended for Sunday services by opening it up into the community hall, which is otherwise available for functions. There is a small garden with raised semicircular seating. The churchyard, accessed from Wardour Street, and including the site of the original church, is now a public open space.
LGBT history
The church has hosted a number of events of LGBT interest, for instance:
- an afternoon drop-in for older LGBT people on London Pride day, several years running, organised by Opening Doors London, with music inthe garden by London Gay Symphonic Winds