List of demolished churches in the City of London

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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.

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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
Hallows breadstreet shepherd.jpg All Hallows Bread Street Bread Street1681-981878 St Mary-le-Bow
Hallows lombard godwin.jpg All Hallows Lombard Street Lombard Street1686-941939 [1] St Edmund the King and Martyr
Hallows great shepherd.jpg All-Hallows-the-Great Upper Thames Street 1677-841894 St. Michael Paternoster Royal
Trinity Church Gough Square.jpg Holy Trinity Gough Square Great New Street18381906 St Bride's Church
Alphage london wall godwin.jpg St Alphege London Wall London Wall 1774-771923 St Mary Aldermanbury
Antholin watling shepherd.jpg St Antholin, Budge Row Watling Street1678-841875 St Mary Aldermary
St Bartholomews by the Exchange Exterior.jpg St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange Bartholomew Lane1675-831840 St Margaret Lothbury
Benet fink shepherd.jpg St Benet Fink Threadneedle Street 1670-751846 St Peter le Poer
Benet gracechurch godwin.jpg St Benet Gracechurch Gracechurch Street 1681-871868 All Hallows Lombard Street
Christopher le stocks.jpg St Christopher le Stocks Threadneedle Street1670-711782 [2] St Margaret Lothbury
Dionis backchurch shepherd.jpg St Dionis Backchurch Fenchurch Street 1670-771878 All Hallows Lombard Street
George botolph godwin.jpg St George Botolph Lane Botolph Lane1671-761904 St Mary-at-Hill
James dukes godwin.jpg St James Duke's Place Mitre Square 17271874 St Katharine Cree
Catherine coleman godwin.jpg St Katherine Coleman Church Row17401926 St Olave Hart Street
St Martin Outwich.jpg St Martin Outwich Threadneedle Street 17981874 St Helen's Bishopsgate
Mary aldermanbury shepherd.jpg St Mary Aldermanbury Aldermanbury1670-741940/1964 [3] St Giles Cripplegate
Mary magdalen oldfish shepherd.jpg St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street Old Change1683-871893 St Martin, Ludgate
Matthew friday godwin.jpg St Matthew Friday Street Friday Street1682-851885 St Vedast alias Foster
Michael bassishaw godwin.jpg St Michael Bassishaw Basinghall Street 1675-791900 St Lawrence Jewry
Michael crooked lane.jpg St Michael, Crooked Lane Miles's Lane16871831 St Magnus the Martyr
Michael queenhithe shepherd.jpg St Michael Queenhithe Upper Thames Street 1676-861876 St James Garlickhythe
Michael woodstreet godwin.jpg St Michael Wood Street Wood Street 1670-751897 St Alban Wood Street
Mildred breadstreet shepherd.jpg St Mildred, Bread Street Bread Street1677-831941 St Mary-le-Bow
Mildred poultry shepherd.jpg St Mildred, Poultry Poultry 1670-771872 St Olave Old Jewry
Peter le poer shepherd.jpg St Peter le Poer Old Broad Street1788-921907 St Michael, Cornhill
Stephen coleman godwin.jpg St Stephen Coleman Street Coleman Street 16771940 St Margaret Lothbury
Swithin londonstone shepherd.jpg St Swithin, London Stone Cannon Street 16781940/1962 St Stephen Walbrook

Tower remains

ImageChurch nameLocationRebuiltDate of demolitionSubsuming parish
Hallows staining godwin.jpg All Hallows Staining Mark Lane 16741870 St Olave Hart Street
Christ church shepherd.jpg Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate Street1677-911940 St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
Alban wood godwin.jpg St Alban, Wood Street Wood Street 1682-871940 St Vedast Foster Lane
Augustine watling godwin.jpg St Augustine Watling Street Watling Street1680-871941 St Mary-le-Bow
Dunstan east shepherd.jpg St Dunstan-in-the-East St Dunstan's Hill16981941 All Hallows by the Tower
Mary somerset shepherd.jpg St Mary Somerset Upper Thames Street 1686-941871 St Nicholas Cole Abbey
Olave oldjewry shepherd.jpg St Olave Old Jewry Old Jewry 1670-791887 St Margaret Lothbury

Other denominations

ImageChurch nameLocationBuiltDate of demolitionDenomination
Albion Chapel.jpg Albion Chapel Finsbury Pavement18161875 Scottish Presbyterian chapel
Finsbury Chapel.jpg Finsbury Chapel East Street18251891 Congregational chapel
French church london.jpg French Protestant Church St Martin's Le Grand 18431888French Protestant (Huguenot) church
J. F. Havell - The Unitarian Chapel, Finsbury.jpg South Place ChapelSouth Place18241927 Unitarian chapel
Martin orgar shepherd.jpg St Martin Orgar Martin Lane1820French Protestant (Huguenot) chapel
Finsbury catholic church.jpg St Mary Moorfields Blomfield Street18201899 Roman Catholic pro-cathedral

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References

  1. Rebuilt Archived 2010-09-26 at the Wayback Machine at All Hallows Twickenham
  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

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