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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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To get an authentic feel of how the interior of a Post-Fire Christopher Wren Church would have looked, try St. Margaret Lothbury. Located opposite the Bank of England
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Just a few metres from Pudding lane, St. Magnus was the second of the city churches to be consumed by the great fire. The church has 12th
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Dedicated to St.Clement, Bishop of Rome, this is the third church on this site since 1106. Shoehorned into Clement’s Lane, the Southside of the church historically faced onto
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