In this informative and concise guide to the churches of the City of London ? the heart of the sprawling London metropolis known affectionately as the "Square Mile" ? Tony Tucker guides readers through the history and highlights of more than 50 churches.
From well-known churches such as St Bride, Fleet Street, (known as "the Journalists' Church") to St James, Garlickhythe ("Wren's Lantern") to Temple Church (featured in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code), this book is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the City's churches. More than 110 colour photographs, a glossary, and a map round off this fascinating guide.
About the Author Tony Tucker has a degree in Modern History from Oriel College, Oxford. He worked for 40 years in the City and is a qualified City Guide and a Trustee of the Friends of the City Churches. He leads walks in the City and is also active as a lecturer on the City Churches.
Contents
Churches
All Hallows by the Tower
All Hallows London Wall
St Andrew Holborn
St Andrew Undershaft
St Andrew by the Wardrobe
St Anne and St Agnes
St Bartholomew the Great
St Bartholomew the Less
St Benet Paul's Wharf
St Botolph Aldersgate
St Botolph Aldgate
St Botolph Bishopsgate
St Bride Fleet Street
St Clement Eastcheap
St Dunstan in the West
St Edmund King and Martyr
St Ethelburga
St Giles Cripplegate
St Helen Bishopsgate
St James Garlickhythe
St Katharine Cree
St Lawrence Jewry
St Magnus the Martyr
St Margaret Lothbury
St Margaret Pattens
St Martin Ludgate
St Mary Abchurch
St Mary Aldermary
St Mary at Hill
St Mary le Bow
St Mary Woolnoth
St Michael Cornhill
St Michael Paternoster Royal
St Nicholas Cole Abbey
St Olave Hart Street
St Peter Cornhill
St Sepulchre without Newgate
St. Stephen Walbrook
St Vedast alias Foster
Temple Church
Ruined Churches
Christ Church Newgate Street
St Dunstan in the East
Towers Only
All Hallows Staining
St Alban Wood Street
St Alphage London Wall
St Augustine Watling Street
St Martin Orgar
St Mary Somerset
St Olave Jewry
Non-Anglican Churches in or close to the City
City Temple
The Dutch Church
Jewin Welsh Church
St Etheldreda
St George's German Lutheran Church
St Mary Moorfields
Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
