List of demolished churches in the City of London explained

This is a list of churches in the City of London which were rebuilt after the Great Fire of London (or in a later date) but have been demolished since then. All were designed by Sir Christopher Wren except All Hallows Staining, Holy Trinity Gough Square, St Alphege London Wall, St James Duke's Place, St Katherine Coleman, St Martin Outwich, St Peter le Poer and the non-Anglican churches and chapels.

Sometimes there is still some sign that a place of worship was once there. Parish register details were often transferred to the subsuming parish.

Completely demolished

ImageChurch nameLocationRebuiltDate of demolitionSubsuming parish
All Hallows Bread StreetBread Street1681-981878St Mary-le-Bow
All Hallows Lombard StreetLombard Street1686-941939[1] St Edmund the King and Martyr
All-Hallows-the-GreatUpper Thames Street1677-841894St. Michael Paternoster Royal
Holy Trinity Gough SquareGreat New Street18381906St Bride's Church
St Alphege London WallLondon Wall1774-771923St Mary Aldermanbury
St Antholin, Budge RowWatling Street1678-841875St Mary Aldermary
St Bartholomew-by-the-ExchangeBartholomew Lane1675-831840St Margaret Lothbury
St Benet FinkThreadneedle Street1670-751846St Peter le Poer
St Benet GracechurchGracechurch Street1681-871868All Hallows Lombard Street
St Christopher le StocksThreadneedle Street1670-711782[2] St Margaret Lothbury
St Dionis BackchurchFenchurch Street1670-771878All Hallows Lombard Street
St George Botolph LaneBotolph Lane1671-761904St Mary-at-Hill
St James Duke's PlaceMitre Square17271874St Katharine Cree
St Katherine ColemanChurch Row17401926
St Martin OutwichThreadneedle Street17981874St Helen's Bishopsgate
St Mary AldermanburyAldermanbury1670-741940/1964[3] St Giles Cripplegate
St Mary Magdalen Old Fish StreetOld Change1683-871893St Martin, Ludgate
Friday Street1682-851885St Vedast alias Foster
Basinghall Street1675-791900St Lawrence Jewry
St Michael, Crooked LaneMiles's Lane16871831St Magnus the Martyr
St Michael QueenhitheUpper Thames Street1676-861876St James Garlickhythe
St Michael Wood StreetWood Street1670-751897St Alban Wood Street
St Mildred, Bread StreetBread Street1677-831941 St Mary-le-Bow
St Mildred, PoultryPoultry1670-771872St Olave Old Jewry
St Peter le PoerOld Broad Street1788-921907St Michael, Cornhill
St Stephen Coleman StreetColeman Street16771940 St Margaret Lothbury
St Swithin, London StoneCannon Street16781940/1962 St Stephen Walbrook

Tower remains

ImageChurch nameLocationRebuiltDate of demolitionSubsuming parish
All Hallows StainingMark Lane16741870St Olave Hart Street
Christ Church GreyfriarsNewgate Street1677-911940 St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
St Alban, Wood StreetWood Street1682-871940 St Vedast Foster Lane
St Augustine Watling StreetWatling Street1680-871941 St Mary-le-Bow
St Dunstan-in-the-EastSt Dunstan's Hill16981941 All Hallows by the Tower
St Mary SomersetUpper Thames Street1686-941871 St Nicholas Cole Abbey
St Olave Old JewryOld Jewry1670-791887 St Margaret Lothbury

Other denominations

ImageChurch nameLocationBuiltDate of demolitionDenomination
Albion ChapelFinsbury Pavement18161875Scottish Presbyterian chapel
Finsbury ChapelEast Street18251891Congregational chapel
French Protestant ChurchSt Martin's Le Grand18431888French Protestant (Huguenot) church
South Place ChapelSouth Place18241927Unitarian chapel
St Martin OrgarMartin Lane1820French Protestant (Huguenot) chapel
St Mary MoorfieldsBlomfield Street18201899Roman Catholic pro-cathedral

See also

General:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allhallowstwick.org.uk/?page_id=33 Rebuilt
  2. Reynolds (1922) asserts that this was the first saveable church to be demolished in the City of London
  3. Rebuilt in Fulton, Missouri in 1964