'The Preacher', Forest Gate Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Newham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 2016. Church. 2 related planning applications.

'The Preacher', Forest Gate Methodist Church

WRENN ID
tattered-minaret-owl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newham
Constituency
Stratford and Bow MP: Uma Kumaran (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 January 2016
Type
Church
Address
'The Preacher', Forest Gate Methodist Church, Woodgrange Road, London, E7 0QH
OS grid reference
TQ 405 851
Coordinates
51.54798, 0.02533
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

'The Preacher' is a figurative sculpture created in 1961 by Peter Laszlo Peri. It is made from a mix of concrete and synthetic resin and is positioned diagonally above the main entrance of Forest Gate Methodist Church, which features an angular concrete porch with chamfered sides. The sculpture is cantilevered from the western gabled brown brick wall of the church. The figure stands approximately 4.1 meters tall and 2.3 meters wide, depicting a man with elongated limbs dressed in a short robe or dress, holding a prayer-book in his left hand.

Local climate

'The Preacher', Forest Gate Methodist Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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