Our Story
A village church in the heart of the city.
St Nicholas was built on a spur of chalky ground rising from the marshes of the Thames, and has kept the feel of a village church even as London grew up around it. The oldest remains above ground are the twelfth-century south aisle; the bold red-brick west tower of 1664 is the landmark by which we are known.
The church grew with the railway and the Woolwich Arsenal, was restored after wartime damage in 1959, and still holds furnishings by Stephen Dykes Bower and a window by Martin Travers. A Grade II* listed church — and a living, worshipping community for everyone in Plumstead. Read our full history →
The same doors that opened a thousand years ago are open to you this morning.
Within these walls
