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Historic London Churches

All Hallows London Wall - Little Stanmore, St Lawrence Church

An A-Z of historic or architecturally significant churches to visit in London. Note that most are relatively modern. This is due to the horrible destruction of the Great Fire in 1666, which burned some 100 churches in London. So most of the churches you can see today date from the late 17th or early 18th century.

All Hallows London Wall    An 18th century church built by George Dance the Younger. The churchyard is bounded by one of the few remaining sections of the original London Wall. 83 London Wall, London, Greater London, England, EC2M 5ND Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Website: All Hallows London Wall Location map Nearest station: Liverpool Street - 0.1 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1 OS TQ330814 Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

All Hallows Staining    An historic medieval church, beloved of Queen Elizabeth I. Little save the tower now remains from this early church, believed to be one of the first built in the City of London. Certainly it was in existence in the 16th century, for Princess Elizabeth, later Elizabeth I, donated new bell ropes to the church. The princess said that the bells of All Hallows had been music to her ears during the time she spent incarcerated by her sister Mary in the Tower of London. One of those famous bells, dated to 1458, is preserved at Grocers Hall, London. Mark Lane, London, Greater London, England, EC3R 7AA Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Location map Nearest station: Tower Hill - 0.2 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1 OS TQ332808 Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

All Hallows-by-the-Tower    Samuel Pepys climbed the tower of All Hallows to look upon the destruction of the Great Fire. The church, which dates from the 12th-15th centuries, survived the flames but was badly damaged in the Blitz. Thankfully, the font cover, crafted by master woodcarver Grinling Gibbons, was untouched by the bombs. In the crypt there is evidence of Roman paving, and stones from the 7th century Saxon church that stood here. Byward Street, London, Greater London, England, EC3R 5BJ Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Website: All Hallows-by-the-Tower Phone: (020)7 481 2928 Location map Nearest station: Tower Hill - 0.1 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1 OS TQ333806 Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

All Saints, Margaret Street    A masterpiece of Victorian Gothic style by one of Victorian England's most accomplished architects, William Butterfield. All Saints was begun in 1849 with money provided by AJ Beresford Hope, a wealthy businessman who shared Butterfield's enthusiasms for the newly popular Tractarian theology. Butterfield was a staunch Catholic with firm ideas about what constituted proper church architecture. In the All Saint's project he found a wonderful opportunity to express his religious principles allied with his natural flair for architecture. 7 Margaret Street, London, Greater London, England, W1W 8JG Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Website: All Saints, Margaret Street Phone: (0)20 7636 1788 Location map Nearest station: Oxford Circus - 0.2 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1 OS TQ292814 Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

All Soul's Church, London    Classical design by John Nash built in 1822 as part of his vision for developing Regent Street. A circular portico is topped by a remarkable needle spire. 2 All Souls Place, London, Greater London, England, W1B 3DA Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Website: All Soul's Church, London Phone: +44 (0)20 7580 3522 Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 3019 Location map Nearest station: Oxford Circus - 0.2 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1 OS TQ289815 Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Brompton Oratory    An ornate (that's putting it mildly!) Italian Catholic church built in 1884. Within the Oratory is a magnificent organ containing nearly 4000 pipes. The church has the third widest nave in Britain after Westminster Abbey and York Minster. The true name of this extraordinary Roman Catholic church is the Oratory of St Philip Neri, but it is more commonly, though inaccurately, referred to as the Brompton Oratory. The church was begun in 1878 and the striking dome was finished by 1896 in flamboyant Baroque style. The London Oratory, Brompton Road London, Greater London, England, SW7 2RP Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Brompton Oratory Location map Nearest station: South Kensington - 0.3 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1 OS TQ271792 Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Chelsea Old Church (All Saints)    Although the church was damaged in the Blitz (later restored), the 1528 More Chapel, built for Sir Thomas More and his family, survived unaltered. 64 Cheyne Walk, London, Greater London, England, SW3 5LT Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Chelsea Old Church (All Saints) Location map Nearest station: South Kensington - 0.8 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1 OS TQ271776 Nearest attractions and accommodation  Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holy Trinity, Sloane Street    Arts and Crafts style church with superb stained-glass windows executed by Edward Burne-Jones. Sloane Street, London, Greater London, England, SW1X 9BZ Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Holy Trinity, Sloane Street Location map Nearest station: Sloane Square - 0.1 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1 OS TQ279787 Nearest attractions and accommodation  Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Kingsbury, St Andrew's Old Church    Likely the oldest building in the borough of Brent, Greater London, the redundant Old Church of St Andrew in Kingsbury probably predates the Norman Conquest, and Roman remains have been found near the site. The church stands in a treed area close by the Victorian church that took its place. Old Church Lane, Kingsbury London, Brent, Greater London, England, NW9 8RU Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Website: Kingsbury, St Andrew's Old Church Churches Conservation Trust Location map Nearest station: Wembley Park - 0.8 miles (straight line) - Zone: 4 OS TQ206866 Nearest attractions and accommodation  Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Little Stanmore, St Lawrence Church    A Baroque masterpiece of a church, erected by James Bridges, later the first Duke of Chandos, around 1715. Chandos rose from relative obscurity as the son of a Herefordshire squire to become one of the richest men in England. He just as quickly lost his fortune, but more on that in a moment. Whitchurch Lane, Little Stanmore London, Greater London, England, HA8 6RB Attraction Type: Church Heritage Rating:   ? Location: 1/2 mile east of Canons Park tube station Website: Little Stanmore, St Lawrence Church Churches Conservation Trust Location map Nearest station: Canons Park - 0.3 miles (straight line) - Zone: 5 OS TQ186913 Nearest attractions and accommodation  Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts