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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 St. From an old postcard, 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
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.
Christ Church, Spitalfields. © Aidan
Thomson. Link.
The ruin of Christ Church Greyfriars†,
a Wren church destroyed by WWII bombing. © Gervase N. E. Charmley. Link.
City Temple (U.R.C.) was originally City Temple Congregational Church (1874), which was badly damaged
in the war. The facade and spire were retained when a new church was built in 1958. © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Link.
Dutch Church, Austin Friars.
Interior view. Both © Aidan
Thomson.
St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn. ©
Aidan Thomson. Link.
St. Alban†, Wood St., a victim of WW2, only
the tower remains. © Aidan Thomson.
Link.
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
Thomson.
St. Augustine†, Watling St., only the
tower remains. © Aidan Thomson.
St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield
(Priory Church). From an
old postcard, Bulman Collection. A modern
view. © Aidan Thomson. Link.
St. Bartholomew-the-Less,
Smithfield. Interior view. Both © Aidan Thomson.
Link.
St. Benet†, Paul's Wharf.
Interior view. Both © Aidan Thomson.
Link.
St. Botolph, Aldersgate.
Interior view. Both © Aidan
Thomson.
St. Botolph, Bishopsgate. © Aidan Thomson.
St. Catherine Cree (1631. St. Katherine Cree in Betjeman) on Leadenhall Street.
From an old postcard, Bulman Collection. A modern view, and an
interior view. Both © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
St. Clement†,
Eastcheap. © Aidan Thomson.
St. Clement's Dane. An unusual night-time scene.
Another view. Both
from an old postcards, Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view. © Chris Emms (2009).
St. Dunstan-in-the-East†.
Of Wren, only the tower survives, the church having been bombed during WWII. TQ
332 807. © Andrew Ross.
St. Ethelburga, Bishopsgate.
Interior view. Both © Aidan
Thomson.
St. Etheldreda Ely (R.C.), Holborn. ©
Aidan Thomson.
St. Giles, Cripplegate.
Interior view. Both © Aidan Thomson.
Another view. © Murray Lynn.
St. Helen, Bishopsgate.
Interior view. Both © Aidan 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
- see St. Catherine Cree above.
St.
Lawrence Jewry†.
© Tim Tomlinson.
Another view. © David Gallimore.
Link.
St. Magnus the Martyr†
on Lower Thames St. © Mark
Summers. 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
Thomson.
St. Mary Abchurch†.
Interior view. Both © Aidan Thomson.
Link.
St. Mary Aldermary†.
© Mark Summers.
Link.
St. Mary Somerset, Upper Thames Street. ©
Mark Summers.
St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside. From an old postcard,
Bulman Collection.
St. Mary-le-Strand. © Bill McKenzie.
An old postcard view, Bulman
Collection. The church in the background is St. Clement Dane. Another view. © Chris Emms (2009).
Link.
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.
The former St. Nicholas Cole Abbey†,
now in use as a religious education centre.
© Aidan
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, Bulman Collection. A modern
view. © Mark Summers.
Link1.
Link2.
St. Paul's Cathedral†, from an old postcard, Bulman
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 Thomson.
Link.
St. Peter, Cornhill†. © Aidan Thomson.
Link.
St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate†.
Interior view. Both © Aidan
Thomson. Another view. © Gervase N. E. Charmley. Link.
St. Stephen Walbrook†.
TQ 326 809. © Andrew Ross.
Link1.
Link2.
St. Vedast-alias-Foster†, is near St. Paul's
Cathedral. © Bill Henderson.
Another view. © Aidan Thomson.
Link.
Wesley's
Chapel, City Road. © Tim Tomlinson.
Link.
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