City of London Churches: The Visitor’s Guide

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