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St George in the East was also the parish for the surrounding area, until subsumed into Stepney (and later Tower Hamlets ). The church was hit by a bomb in the WWII Blitz on London's docklands in May 1941. The original interior was destroyed by the fire, but the walls and distinctive "pepper-pot" towers stayed up. In 1964 a modern church interior was constructed inside the existing walls, and a new flat built under each corner tower. The church still stands, and has an active congegration. Plans have been drawn up to develop the Crypt into a performance venue. St George in the East lies on Cannon Street Road , between The Highway and Cable Street , in the East End Of London . Behind the church lies St George's Gardens, the original cemetery, which was passed to Stepney Council to maintain as a public park in mid-Victorian times. In 1836, the parish of St George in the East was constituted as a Poor Law parish under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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