The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Elephant and Castle in London

The Metropolitan Tabernacle - a large independent Reformed Baptist church in the Elephant and Castle in London. It was the largest non-conformist church of its day in 1861. The Tabernacle Fellowship have been worshipping together since 1650. During Charles Haddon Spurgeon's ministry, it was decided that the church should move permanently to larger premises. The location chosen was the Elephant and Castle, a prominent location near the River Thames in South London, partly because it was thought to be the site of the burning of the Southwark Martyrs. The building with a 6, 000-seat auditorium, designed by William Willmer Pocock, was finished in 1861 and dedicated on March 18. In 1881, the church had 5, 500 members

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