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The City of London
The City of London on Wikipedia.
My knowledge
of the divisions of London are very vague. If a church is wrongly listed here,
please let me know!
Churches
marked † are (in part at least) by Wren. Any corrections would be welcome.
All Hallows-by-the-Tower,
Barking, Byward Street. TQ 333 806. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A
modern view. © Mark Summers.
Another view. © Andrew Ross, and
another © Peter Morgan. TQ
333 806. Link.
All Hallows, London Wall. © Aidan McRae Thomson. Interior view. ©
Carole Sarvis.
Link.
All Hallows Staining, Mark Lane. Only
the tower remains, the rest of the church was demolished in 1870.
© Mark Summers.
Link.
Bevis Marks Synagogue, on Bevis Marks, is the oldest synagogue in England (1701) and remains in regular use for
worship. © Gervase N. E. Charmley. Link.
Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula (the chapel of the Tower of
London). © Peter Morgan.
Link.
The ruins of Christ Church
Newgate Street† (aka Christ Church Greyfriars) was built
on the site of Greyfriars. A Wren church,
it was destroyed by WWII bombing. © Gervase N. E. Charmley. Link1.
Link2 (for
Greyfriars).
Church of the Holy Sepulchre - see St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate below.
City Temple (U.R.C.) on Holborn was originally City Temple Congregational Church (1874) - it was badly damaged
in the war. The facade and spire were retained when a new church was built in 1958. TQ 315 815. © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Another view, © Bill Henderson (2014). Link.
Dutch Church, Austin Friars.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
St. Alban†, Wood Street, a victim of
the great fire, and WW2. Only
the tower remains. TQ 3235 8146. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view, © Christopher
Skottowe (1959). An old illustration is available
here. Link.
Grade II* listed.
St. Andrew-by-the Wardrobe†
on Queen Victoria Street was bombed during the war, and has since been re-built. © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Link.
St. Andrew Undershaft. © Mark
Summers. Another view. © Gervase N. E. Charmley. Link.
St. Anne & St. Agnes†, Gresham St.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
St. Augustine†, Watling Street,
of which only the
tower remains. The medieval church succumbed to the great fire in 1666, and
Wrens church to German bombing in 1941. The tower was incorporated into St.
Paul's Choir School in the 1960's. TQ 3215 8111. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view, © Christopher
Skottowe (1959), showing the bombed out church. St. Vedast can be seen in the
background. An old illustration is available
here, and of its interior
here.
Grade I listed.
St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield
(Priory Church; open most days, small charge). From an
old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern
view. © Aidan McRae Thomson. Interior view,
© Charles Clegg (2012). Link.
St. Bartholomew-the-Less,
Smithfield. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Link.
St. Benet†, Paul's Wharf.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Link.
St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
St. Botolph without
Aldgate, on Aldgate High Street.
Interior view.
Both © John Balaam (2013). Link.
Grade I listed.
St. Botolph, Bishopsgate. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
St. Bride†
on Fleet Street, undergoing refurbishment. Of Wren's churches, only St. Paul's Cathedral is taller. Consecrated in 1703, it was re-dedicated in 1957, following
restoration necessitated by it's having been fire-bombed in WWII. © Gerard Doherty (2013). Link1.
Link2.
St. Clement†,
Eastcheap. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
St. Dunstan-in-the-East†.
Of Wren, only the tower and walls survive, the church having been bombed during WWII. TQ
3316 8072. © Andrew Ross.
Another view, © Christopher Skottowe (1959). An old photo is available
here.
Grade I listed.
St. Dunstan-in-the-West on Fleet Street (Anglican and Romanian Orthodox). Built in 1831, it suffered bomb
damage in WWII, and the tower was consequently re-built in 1950. © Gerard Doherty (2013). Link.
St. Edmund, King and Martyr†
on Lombard Street. Previously Anglican, now the London Centre for Spirituality. Unusually, this church was damaged by bombing in WWI (according to this
link). © Gerard Doherty (2013).
Grade I listed.
St. Ethelburga, Bishopsgate.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
St. Etheldreda Ely (R.C.), Holborn. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
St. Giles, Cripplegate.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view. © Murray Lynn.
St. Helen, Bishopsgate.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Link.
St. James†,
at Garlickhythe. © Mark Summers.
Link.
St. Joseph (R.C.). The church is in
the basement. © Mark Summers. Link.
St.
Katherine Cree (1631) on Leadenhall Street.
From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. The spelling of Katherine varies according to the source consulted, Katharine, Katherine, Catharine,
Catherine, though Katherine seems to be most commonly used. A modern view, and an
interior view. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
St.
Lawrence Jewry†.
© Tim Tomlinson.
Another view. © David Gallimore.
Link.
St. Magnus the Martyr†
on Lower Thames Street. © Mark
Summers. Another view, and
the spire, both ©
Christopher Skottowe (2015). Link.
St. Margaret Lothbury†.
© Mark
Summers. Link.
St. Margaret Pattens†.
TQ 331 808. © Andrew Ross.
Link.
St. Martin's within Ludgate†. © Bill
Henderson. Another view. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
St. Mary Abchurch†,
on Abchurch Lane, off Cannon Street.
Interior view.
TQ 3275 8093. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. A closer
view of the tower,
© Christopher Skottowe (1959).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
The site of
St Mary Aldermanbury†,
as seen by Streetview in 2019.
Another Wren church, another victim of bombing in 1940. The surviving building
stone was dismantled and transported to the U.S. in the mid-1960's, where it was
re-built at Westminster College, Missouri. It now serves as a memorial to
Winston Churchill. An old illustration is available
here. TQ 3241 8146. A view of the
tower, in situ, ©
Christopher Skottowe (1959).
Link1.
Link2.
St. Mary Aldermary†.
© Mark Summers.
Another view. © Christopher
Skottowe (1962).
Link.
St. Mary-le-Bow on Cheapside. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A
modern view, © Gerard Doherty (2013). Link1.
Link2.
St. Mary Somerset, Upper Thames Street. ©
Mark Summers.
St. Mary Woolnoth (1727) on Lombard Street - a rather bizarre building, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Another view. Both © Gerard Doherty (2013). Link.
Grade I listed.
St. Mary's-at-Hill†.
TQ 330 807. © Andrew Ross.
Link.
St. Michael Cornhill†
- in a very cramped location.
By Wren (1672), tower by Hawksmoor (1722), restored by Gilbert (1860). © Mark
Summers.
Link.
St. Michael Paternoster Royal†
(1694, restored 1968) on College Hill. Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London, was buried
here. The church serves as HQ of the Mission to Seafarers. Another view. Both © Gerard Doherty (2013).
Link.
The former St. Nicholas Cole Abbey†,
now in use as a religious education centre.
© Aidan McRae Thomson. Two views (1,
2), both © David Gallimore.
Link1.
Link2.
St. Olave Jewry, in the City, is one of Wren's
churches. It was demolished in 1888, leaving the tower only. © Simon Kidner.
St. Olave, Hart Street, Aldgate. Samuel Pepys was a
regular attendee here. The church was destroyed in the Blitz, but was later re-built.
Thanks to Simon Kidner for clearing up my confusion regarding the two St. Olave's. From an
old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern
view. © Mark Summers.
Link1.
Link2.
St. Paul's Cathedral†
(consecrated 1708), from an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A distant high-level view, showing the cathedral
as it's not possible to appreciate it from ground level. © Dave Westrap.
Another view. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view. © Gerard Doherty (2013). Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
St. Peter, Cornhill†. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Link.
St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate†
(aka Church of the Holy Sepulchre) on Holborn Viaduct.
Interior view. TQ 317 814. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view, © Gervase N. E. Charmley,
and another, © Bill Henderson (2014).
An old postcard view,
(from
Paul E. Barnett's Collection) poses a minor mystery. As the photos show, there
should be an imposing porch. The card is postmarked 1906,
but the porch looks much older. Although I haven't been able to find a precise
date for it, Pevsner mentions a re-facing of the stonework of the porch
by W. P. Griffiths in 1873-5, so it must be significantly older than this.
Link.
Grade I listed.
St. Stephen Walbrook†.
TQ 326 809. © Andrew Ross.
Link1.
Link2.
St. Vedast-alias-Foster†
(1701, open most days), is near St. Paul's
Cathedral. © Bill Henderson.
Another view, © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Two interior views - 1, 2, both
© Charles Clegg (2012).
Link.
Temple Church on Inner Temple Lane. On a cramped site, the church is
difficult to photograph well.
Another view. TQ 312 810. Both © Bill
Henderson (2018). Link.
Grade I listed.
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