, ▁Sug ab ab es , ▁Pet ▁Sh op ▁Boys , ▁Texas ▁and ▁Franz ▁Ferdinand , ▁now ▁occup y ▁what ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁Vic ar age . ▁ ▁BBC ▁Children ' s ▁TV ▁found ers ▁Fred a ▁L ing st rom ▁and ▁Maria ▁Bird ▁lived ▁together ▁in ▁West er ham ▁and ▁named ▁their ▁production ▁company ▁West er ham ▁Arts ▁which ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁to ▁create ▁The ▁Wood ent ops , ▁Andy ▁P andy ▁and ▁the ▁F lower ▁Pot ▁Men . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁visit ▁to ▁Kno le ▁Park ▁in ▁Seven o aks ▁to ▁shoot ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁film ▁for ▁St raw berry ▁Field s ▁Fore ver ▁and ▁Pen ny ▁Lane , ▁John ▁L enn on ▁stopped ▁at ▁a ▁West er ham ▁anti ques ▁shop ▁and ▁purchased ▁a ▁poster ▁for ▁Pablo ▁F an que ' s ▁Circ us ▁Royal , ▁which ▁later ▁inspired ▁the ▁song , ▁" Be ing ▁for ▁the ▁Ben ef it ▁of ▁Mr . ▁K ite !" ▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁( a ▁Gra de ▁II * - list ed ▁building ), ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II - list ed ▁chap el ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Cong reg ational ▁Federation ▁and ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church . ▁West er ham ▁Evangel ical ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁St ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ' s ▁Catholic ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁Econom