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St Paul's
Print Reproduced by Kind Permission of The City of London, London Metropolitan Archives. The Crypt in St. Paul’s Cathedral is the largest in Europe, housing the tombs
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St Paul's
St. Paul’s Churchyard has a unique place in London history. Within the vast expanse of the 12th Century churchyard, whilst King Richard was away crusading, the future
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St Paul's
1415 Battle of Agincourt, Henry V visits before (to pray) and after (to give thanks). 1501 Catherine of Aragon, (16 years old) marries Arthur, Son of Henry VII.
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Churches
Rebuilding The City of London’s Churches In the wake of the Great Fire of London in 1666 ‘The Commission of Rebuilding’ was appointed, Christopher Wren became ‘Principal Architect’. 87 of
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Churches
Sir Christopher Wren’s own Parish Church is one of England’s Architectural gems, and is regarded as his finest church in the city. The building is famous for Britain’s
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Churches
St. Mary Abchurch was founded in the 12th Century and previously known as St. Mary Upchurch. Although the 16th Century Antiquarian John Stow tells us that it
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Churches
St. Peter’s is situated at the juncture of Cornhill and Gracechurch Street, on land once occupied by London’s Roman Basilica. Although first solidly recorded in 1127, an historical
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Churches
The church was founded in the 12th Century on Garlic Hill, adjacent to a Hythe (Wharf) from which Garlic was unloaded and sold locally. Many events have affected
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Churches
‘Ludgate’ was the ancient Westerly entrance into the City of London. The gateway formed part of the Roman Wall that encircled the city and was destroyed in 1760.
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Churches
The only remaining Wren church in the city built in the Gothic style, ‘Aldermary ’ is a reference to the church being the oldest in the city
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