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St Lawrence Jewry

St Lawrence Jewry

St Lawrence Jewry is so called because the original twelfth century church stood on the eastern side of the City, then occupied by the Jewish community. That church, built in 1136, was destroyed in...

Building, Religion

3 memorials
St Leonard, Eastcheap

St Leonard, Eastcheap

Lost in the Great Fire and never rebuilt.

Building, Religion

1 memorial
St Leonards, St Martin's-le-Grand

St Leonards, St Martin's-le-Grand

The church seems to have occupied a site between St Martin's-le-Grand and Foster Lane. Destroyed in the Great Fire its ruins were, amazingly, not removed until the early 1800s.

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St Luke's Church - Charlton

St Luke's Church - Charlton

Mentioned as early as 1077, the present church was built with funds left by Charlton House's owner Sir Adam Newton. Spencer Perceval is buried here.

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St Margaret, Fish Street Hill

St Margaret, Fish Street Hill

Lost in the Great Fire and not rebuilt.  Stood where the Monument now stands.

Building, Religion

1 memorial
St Margaret Pattens

St Margaret Pattens

The church gets its name from the pattens (clog-like shoes) made and sold in the lane beside the church. An early building was pulled down and reconstructed in 1538. After the Great Fire it was aga...

Building, Religion

2 memorials
St Margaret's  Barking

St Margaret's Barking

Church. Originally a small chapel built outside the walls of Barking Abbey.  Altered and enlarged in the 15th and 16th centuries. Captain Cook was married here in 1762.

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1 memorial
St Margaret's Church

St Margaret's Church

The church was in existence from at least the early 12th century. At the reformation, it was sold and part of it became the Borough Compter courthouse and prison. The original building was destroye...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
Collegiate Church of St Martin

Collegiate Church of St Martin

Collegiate Church of St Martin le Grand, demolished 1548 in the Reformation.

Building, Religion

1 memorial
St Martin Orgar

St Martin Orgar

Largely destroyed in the Great Fire. Then restored and used by French Protestants until 1820. Most of it was then pulled down and what was left was incorporated into St Clement Eastcheap.

Building, Religion

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