St Peter, Paul's Wharf Explained

St Peter, Paul's Wharf
Denomination:	Anglican
Founded Date:	10th century
Demolished Date:	1666
Location:	London, England
Country:	UK

St Peter, Paul's Wharf, was a Church of England parish church in the City of London.^[1] It was destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666.^[2]

First mentioned in the 12th century,^[3] it stood to the north of Upper Thames Street in Queenhithe Ward.^[4] The parish was defiant in continuing to use the Book of Common Prayer^[5] during the Civil War.^[6]

St Peter's was, along with most of the City's other parish churches, destroyed by the Great Fire in 1666. A Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt.^[7] Fifty-one were chosen, but St Peter Paul's Wharf^[8] was not among them.^[9] Following the fire, the parish was united with that of St Benet Paul's Wharf.^[10]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf, London Genealogy. 12 August 2022. FamilySearch Wiki.
2. The Churches of the City of London; Reynolds, H. London: Bodley Head, 1922
3. Book: Huelin, G.. Vanished Churches of the City of London. London. Guildhall Library Publications. 1996. 0900422424.
4. "A Dictionary of London" Harben, H: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1918
5. Book: The London Encyclopaedia. Hibbert, C. . Weinreb, D. . Keay, J. . London. Pan Macmillan. 1983. 978-1405049245.
6. "The City of London – a history" Borer, M.I.C.: New York, D. McKay Co, 1978;
7. Wren Whinney, M. London: Thames & Hudson, 1971
8. Sometimes known as "St Peter Parva" “The London City Churches", Norman, P.: London, The London Society, 1929
9. Book: Betjeman, John. The City of London Churches. Andover. Pitkin. 1967 . Reprint. 1992. 0853725659.
10. "The registers of St. Benet and St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, London" Willioghby, A.: London, Harleian Society, 1911