List of works by Christopher Wren

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Sir Christopher Wren was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. [1] He was accorded responsibility for rebuilding 52 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including what is regarded as his masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710. [2]

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According to Kerry Downes, "there is considerable evidence that Wren," by the end of the 17th century, "delegated particular projects to [Nicholas] Hawksmoor." The nature and extent of Wren's involvement in the designs his office produced towards the end of his career is debated by scholars. [3]

Built works

Extant works

ImageNameLocationDate Listing CommentCoordinates
Pembroke College Chapel.jpg
Pembroke College Chapel Pembroke College, Cambridge 1663–65Grade I (1950)

1125509

Chancel arch and extra bay added by George Gilbert Scott in 1880 52°12′06″N0°07′07″E / 52.20156°N 0.11866°E / 52.20156; 0.11866
Sheldonian Theatre, 2011.jpg
Sheldonian Theatre University of Oxford, Oxford1664–69Grade I (1954)

1047350

51°45′16″N1°15′18″W / 51.75436°N 1.25501°W / 51.75436; -1.25501
Emmanuel College Front Court, Cambridge, UK - Diliff.jpg
Emmanuel College Chapel Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1666Grade I (1950)

1332193

52°12′14″N0°07′28″E / 52.20384°N 0.12433°E / 52.20384; 0.12433
UK-2014-Oxford-Trinity College 04.jpg
North Building, Garden Quadrangle Trinity College, Oxford 1665–1668Grade I (1954)

1046624

Attributed to Wren, [4] an additional floor was later added 51°45′21″N1°15′27″W / 51.75574°N 1.25750°W / 51.75574; -1.25750
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Temple Bar Gate Fleet Street, St James's, City of Westminster [Note 1] 1669Grade I (2010)

1393844

51°30′49″N0°06′43″W / 51.513611°N 0.111944°W / 51.513611; -0.111944
Tower of St Michael, Cornhill.jpg
St Michael, Cornhill Cornhill, Cornhill, City of London 1669–72Grade I (1950)

1286688

Survived in original form; portions of the tower designed by Hawksmoor 51°30′47.50″N0°5′7.68″W / 51.5131944°N 0.0854667°W / 51.5131944; -0.0854667
Alterations to Longleat Wiltshire 1670Grade I (1968)

1364361

51°11′11″N2°16′31″W / 51.18647°N 2.27530°W / 51.18647; -2.27530
St Mary-at-Hill.jpg
St Mary-at-Hill Lovat Lane, Billingsgate, City of London 1670–76Grade I (1950)

1064600

Substantially altered in 1787–88 and 1826–27 51°30′36″N0°05′01″W / 51.510069°N 0.08374°W / 51.510069; -0.08374
St Edmund the King.jpg
St Edmund, King and Martyr Lombard Street, Langbourn, City of London 1670–79Grade I (1950)

1064631

Survived in original form 51°30′44.62″N0°5′10.68″W / 51.5123944°N 0.0863000°W / 51.5123944; -0.0863000
St Mary-le-Bow Church Interior 2, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
St Mary-le-Bow Cheapside, Cordwainer, City of London 1670–83Grade I (1950)

1064696

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz 51°30′50″N0°05′37″W / 51.51389°N 0.09361°W / 51.51389; -0.09361
St Bride's Church, London - Diliff.jpg
St Bride's Church Fleet Street, Castle Baynard, City of London 1670–84Grade I (1950)

1064657

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz 51°30′50″N0°6′21″W / 51.51389°N 0.10583°W / 51.51389; -0.10583
Iglesia de San Lawrence Jewry, Londres, Inglaterra, 2014-08-11, DD 138.JPG
St Lawrence Jewry Gresham Street, Cheap, City of London 1670–86Grade I (1950)

1064673

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz 51°30′55″N0°05′33″W / 51.5152°N 0.0925°W / 51.5152; -0.0925
St Vedast Foster Lane Church Interior 1, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
St Vedast Foster Lane Foster Lane, Cheap, City of London 1670–97Grade I (1950)

1064666

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz 51°30′53.56″N0°5′46.08″W / 51.5148778°N 0.0961333°W / 51.5148778; -0.0961333
The Monument to the Great Fire of London.JPG
The Monument Bridge, City of London 1671–77Grade I (1950)

1193901

51°30′53.56″N0°5′46.08″W / 51.5148778°N 0.0961333°W / 51.5148778; -0.0961333
St Nicholas & St Mary from St Paul's (cropped).jpg
St Nicholas Cole Abbey Queen Victoria Street, Bread Street Ward, City of London 1671–81Grade I (1950)

1079146

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz 51°30′43″N0°5′48″W / 51.51194°N 0.09667°W / 51.51194; -0.09667
St Magnus-the-Martyr Church Interior 2 - Diliff.jpg
St Magnus-the-Martyr Lower Thames Street, Bridge, City of London 1671–87Grade I (1950)

1064601

Altered after London Bridge was widened in 1762 [5] 51°30′33.41″N0°5′10.81″W / 51.5092806°N 0.0863361°W / 51.5092806; -0.0863361
St Stephen Walbrook Church Interior 2, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
St Stephen Walbrook Walbrook, Walbrook, City of London 1672–79Grade I (1950)

1285320

Survived in original form 51°30′45.46″N0°5′23.71″W / 51.5126278°N 0.0899194°W / 51.5126278; -0.0899194
Wren Library - geograph.org.uk - 127737.jpg
Wren Library Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln1674–76Grade I (1953)

1388680

53°14′05″N0°32′09″W / 53.2348°N 0.5358°W / 53.2348; -0.5358
Charles I, Trafalgar Square.jpg
Pedestal, Statue of Charles I [6] Charing Cross, City of Westminster 1675–76Grade I (1970)

1357291

Plinth ultimately executed by sculptor Joshua Marshall. [7] [6]
EH1358976 Royal Observatory, Flamsteed House 01.JPG
Flamsteed House, Royal Observatory, Greenwich Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich 1675–76Grade I (1973)

1358976

51°28′41″N0°00′07″W / 51.47799°N 0.00195°W / 51.47799; -0.00195
St Pauls aerial (cropped).jpg
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, Castle Baynard, City of London 1675–1711Grade I (1950)

1079157

Survived in original form 51°30′49″N0°05′53″W / 51.51361°N 0.09806°W / 51.51361; -0.09806
St James Garlickhythe from the Southwest (01).jpg
St James Garlickhythe Garlick Hill, Vintry, City of London 1676–83Grade I (1950)

1064669

Spire by Hawksmoor; [8] survived in original form 51°30′39.99″N0°5′37.54″W / 51.5111083°N 0.0937611°W / 51.5111083; -0.0937611
Church of St Jamess Piccadilly 2 (5123798865).jpg
St James's Church, Piccadilly Piccadilly, St James's, City of Westminster 1676–84Grade I (1958)

1226621

Destroyed in 1940; restored in 1947–54 after the Blitz 51°30′31″N0°8′12″W / 51.50861°N 0.13667°W / 51.50861; -0.13667
Wren Library, Trinity College (cropped) Wren Library, Trinity College (cropped).jpg
Wren Library, Trinity College (cropped)
Wren Library Nevile's Court, Trinity College, Cambridge 1676–95Grade I (1950)

1106371

52°12′26″N0°06′54″E / 52.2071°N 0.1149°E / 52.2071; 0.1149
2 King's Bench Walk.JPG
King's Bench Walk Temple, London 1677–78Grade I (1950)

1193156

51°30′47″N0°06′33″W / 51.513194°N 0.109194°W / 51.513194; -0.109194
St Benet's Church in City Of London..jpg
St Benet's, Paul's Wharf Queen Victoria Street, Queenhithe, City of London 1677–83Grade I (1950)

1180700

Survived in original form 51°30′42.01″N0°5′57.38″W / 51.5116694°N 0.0992722°W / 51.5116694; -0.0992722
Church of St Martin within Ludgate.jpg
St Martin, Ludgate Ludgate Hill, Farringdon Within, City of London 1677–84Grade I (1950)

1359194

Survived in original form 51°30′50.55″N0°6′6.99″W / 51.5140417°N 0.1019417°W / 51.5140417; -0.1019417
Greater London, CITY OF LONDON St Peter upon Cornhill (33432778952).jpg
St Peter upon Cornhill Cornhill, Cornhill, City of London 1677–84Grade I (1950)

1192245

Survived in original form 51°30′47.7″N0°5′4.5″W / 51.513250°N 0.084583°W / 51.513250; -0.084583
EH1286384 Church of St Anne and St Agnes 01 EH1286384 Church of St Anne and St Agnes 01.jpg
EH1286384 Church of St Anne and St Agnes 01
St Anne and St Agnes Gresham Street, Aldersgate, City of London 1676–87Grade I (1950)

1286384

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz; rededicated in 1966 51°30′59″N0°5′47″W / 51.51639°N 0.09639°W / 51.51639; -0.09639
St Mary Aldermary Church, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
St Mary Aldermary Queen Victoria Street, Cordwainer, City of London 1679–82Grade I (1950)

1079145

Survived in original form; Victorian alterations to the interior made 1876–7 [9] 51°30′46″N0°05′36″W / 51.51278°N 0.09333°W / 51.51278; -0.09333
Saint Clement Danes Church, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
St Clement Danes The Strand, City of Westminster 1680–82Grade I (1958)

1237099

Destroyed in 1941; reconsecrated in 1958 after the Blitz. 51°30′47″N0°06′50″W / 51.513107°N 0.113898°W / 51.513107; -0.113898
Tom Tower of Christ Church, Oxford.jpg
Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church, Oxford 1681–82Grade I (1984)

1198760

51°45′00″N1°15′24″W / 51.75°N 1.256667°W / 51.75; -1.256667
St Mary Abchurch towards organ, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
St Mary Abchurch Abchurch Lane, Candlewick, City of London 1681–86Grade I (1950)

1359119

Survived in original form; dome painted in 1708 51°30′42.02″N0°5′18.05″W / 51.5116722°N 0.0883472°W / 51.5116722; -0.0883472
Royal Hospital Chelsea (cropped).jpg
Royal Hospital Chelsea Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 1681–1692Grade I (1969)

1226301

51°29′15″N0°09′30″W / 51.487414°N 0.158244°W / 51.487414; -0.158244
Temple Church 2, London, UK - Diliff (cropped).jpg
Interior of Temple Church Fleet Street, Farringdon Without, City of London 1682–83Grade I (1950)

1064646

During the restoration after the Blitz Wren's wooden altar was discovered in a museum and was restored to its original position 51°30′47.52″N0°06′37.44″W / 51.5132000°N 0.1104000°W / 51.5132000; -0.1104000
St Clement Eastcheap 01.jpg
St Clement's, Eastcheap Clement's Lane, Candlewick, City of London 1683–87Grade I (1950)

1064699

Survived in original form 51°30′40.77″N0°5′12.81″W / 51.5113250°N 0.0868917°W / 51.5113250; -0.0868917
St Margaret Pattens from Plantation Lane (14298430774).jpg
St Margaret Pattens Eastcheap, Billingsgate, City of London 1684–87Grade I (1950)

1286593

Survived in original form 51°30′38.75″N0°4′58.74″W / 51.5107639°N 0.0829833°W / 51.5107639; -0.0829833
St Michael Paternoster Royal.jpg
St Michael Paternoster Royal College Hill, Dowgate, City of London 1686–94Grade I (1950)

1286707

Spire by Hawksmoor. [8]

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz; restored in 1966–8

51°30′40.22″N0°5′31.76″W / 51.5111722°N 0.0921556°W / 51.5111722; -0.0921556
St Andrew by the Wardrobe (cropped).jpg
St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe Queen Victoria Street, Castle Baynard, City of London 1685–95Grade I (1950)

1079148

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz; rededicated in 1961 51°30′44.44″N0°6′4.89″W / 51.5123444°N 0.1013583°W / 51.5123444; -0.1013583
St Margaret Lothbury Church, London, UK - Diliff.jpg
St Margaret Lothbury Lothbury, Coleman Street Ward and Broad Street Ward, City of London 1686–90Grade I (1950)

1064634

Survived in original form 51°30′52.91″N0°5′19.92″W / 51.5146972°N 0.0888667°W / 51.5146972; -0.0888667
St Andrew Holborn.jpg
St Andrew, Holborn Holborn Viaduct, Farringdon Without, City of London 1686–87Grade I (1950)

1064643

Substantially rebuilt after the Blitz; re-opened in 1961 51°31′2.10″N0°6′24.14″W / 51.5172500°N 0.1067056°W / 51.5172500; -0.1067056
Kensington Palace, London, UK (cropped).jpg
Kensington Palace Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London1689Grade I (1969)

1223861

Wren expanded the existing Nottingham House, built in 1605 51°30′18″N0°11′15″W / 51.50492°N 0.18752°W / 51.50492; -0.18752
Guildhall, Windsor, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 15.JPG
Windsor Guildhall Windsor, Berkshire 1689Grade I (1950)

1117752

Wren completed the structure, which had begun under the direction of Sir Thomas Fitz [8] 51°28′56″N0°36′26″W / 51.48215°N 0.60709°W / 51.48215; -0.60709
The Sir John Moore Church Of England School.jpg
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School Appleby Magna, Leicestershire 1693–97Grade I (1952)

1177850

52°40′45″N1°32′15″W / 52.67913°N 1.53750°W / 52.67913; -1.53750
The South Aspect of Hampton Court Palace - panoramio.jpg
Hampton Court Palace London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 1689Grade I (1952)

1193127

51°24′11″N0°20′13″W / 51.40316°N 0.33691°W / 51.40316; -0.33691
Courtyard, King William's Block, Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich-1535046284.jpg
King William Court, Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich 1698–1703Grade I (1973)

1211426

West front added by John Vanbrugh in 1728. [10] 51°28′57″N0°00′21″W / 51.48262°N 0.0057°W / 51.48262; -0.0057
Greenwich, old Royal Naval College, chapel, exterior.jpg
Queen Mary Court, Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich 1699–1728Grade I (1973)

1211384

Completed by John Vanbrugh 1728. [11] 51°28′59″N0°00′16″W / 51.48303°N 0.00454°W / 51.48303; -0.00454
HE1290044 Royal Naval College North East Building Queen Anne's Quarter.jpg
Queen Anne Court, Greenwich Hospital Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich 1699–1750Grade I (1973)

1290044

51°29′02″N0°00′18″W / 51.48400°N 0.0050°W / 51.48400; -0.0050
Extension to the State Apartments [12] St James's Palace, St James's, City of Westminster 1702Grade I (1970)

1264851

51°30′15″N0°08′16″W / 51.50413°N 0.13783°W / 51.50413; -0.13783
Marlborough House, south side.jpg
Marlborough House St James's, City of Westminster 1711Grade I (1970)

1331701

Additional storeys later added 51°30′18″N0°08′10″W / 51.50504°N 0.13610°W / 51.50504; -0.13610
Paternoster Square (4868693916) (cropped).jpg
Chapter HouseSt Paul's Churchyard, Castle Baynard, City of London 1712–1714Grade II* (1950)

1358896

Severely damaged in the Blitz; reconstructed in 1957 [13] 51°30′52″N0°05′57″W / 51.51431°N 0.09903°W / 51.51431; -0.09903

Partially extant works

ImageNameLocationDateListingCommentCoordinates
St. Olave Old Jewry.JPG
St Olave Old Jewry Ironmonger Lane, Walbrook, City of London 1670–79Grade I (1950)Body of the church was demolished in 1887. Tower is part of an office building. 51°30′52.15″N0°5′28.70″W / 51.5144861°N 0.0913056°W / 51.5144861; -0.0913056
Iglesia Cristiana de Greyfriars, Londres, Inglaterra, 2014-08-11, DD 135.JPG
Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate Street, Farringdon Within, City of London 1677–91Grade I (1950)Destroyed in the Blitz. The ruins are a public garden; the tower is a private residence for Jimmy 51°30′56.94″N0°5′56.93″W / 51.5158167°N 0.0991472°W / 51.5158167; -0.0991472
2017 St Augustine Watling Street 2017 St Augustine Watling Street.jpg
2017 St Augustine Watling Street
St Augustine Watling Street Watling Street, Bread Street Ward, City of London 1680–87Grade I (1950)Destroyed in the Blitz. Tower part of St Paul's Cathedral Choir School 51°30′48.52″N00°05′49.00″W / 51.5134778°N 0.0969444°W / 51.5134778; -0.0969444
St Alban Church Tower Wood Street 2 (15667953602).jpg
St Alban's, Wood Street Wood Street, Bassishaw, City of London 1682–87Grade II (1950)Destroyed in the Blitz. The tower is a private dwelling 51°30′59.69″N0°5′38.95″W / 51.5165806°N 0.0941528°W / 51.5165806; -0.0941528
The Tower Of St. Mary Somerset Church in City Of London.jpg
St Mary Somerset Upper Thames Street, Queenhithe, City of London 1686–94Grade I (1950)Body of the church demolished in 1871. Tower surrounded by small garden 51°30′40.92″N0°5′48.80″W / 51.5113667°N 0.0968889°W / 51.5113667; -0.0968889
St Dunstan-in-the-East Church Tower (cropped).jpg
St Dunstan-in-the-East St Dunstan's Hill, Billingsgate, City of London 1698Grade I (1950)Rebuilt in 1817–21, but destroyed in the Blitz. Ruins are a public garden 51°30′34.82″N0°4′57.80″W / 51.5096722°N 0.0827222°W / 51.5096722; -0.0827222

Demolished or destroyed works

ImageNameLocationDateCommentCoordinates
Screen, St John's College Chapel [14] St John's College, Oxford c.1670–73Dismantled in 1843 and fragments moved to Painswick House 51°45′23″N1°15′31″W / 51.75633°N 1.25860°W / 51.75633; -1.25860
Christopher le stocks.jpg
St Christopher le Stocks Threadneedle Street, Broad Street Ward, City of London 1670–71Demolished in 1782 to provide space for the extension of the Bank of England 51°30′51″N0°05′19″W / 51.5141°N 0.0886°W / 51.5141; -0.0886
Mary aldermanbury godwin.jpg
St Mary Aldermanbury Aldermanbury, Bassishaw, City of London 1670–74Ruined in 1940, and the stones transported to Fulton, Missouri in 1964. Rebuilt as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill 51°30′59.34″N0°5′35.06″W / 51.5164833°N 0.0930722°W / 51.5164833; -0.0930722
Michael woodstreet godwin.jpg
St Michael Wood Street Wood Street, Cripplegate, City of London 1670–75Demolished in 1897 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′56″N0°5′41.5″W / 51.51556°N 0.094861°W / 51.51556; -0.094861
Benet fink godwin.jpg
St Benet Fink Threadneedle Street, Broad Street Ward, City of London 1670–75Demolished between 1841 and 1846 to improve the site of the Royal Exchange 51°30′50″N0°5′10″W / 51.51389°N 0.08611°W / 51.51389; -0.08611
Dionis backchurch godwin.jpg
St Dionis Backchurch Fenchurch Street, Langbourn, City of London 1670–77Demolished in 1878 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′43″N0°5′2″W / 51.51194°N 0.08389°W / 51.51194; -0.08389
Mildred poultry godwin.jpg
St Mildred, Poultry Poultry, Cheap, City of London 1670–77Demolished in 1872 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′49″N0°5′24″W / 51.51361°N 0.09000°W / 51.51361; -0.09000
George botolph godwin.jpg
St George Botolph Lane Botolph Lane, Billingsgate, City of London 1671–76Demolished in 1904 after being judged structurally unsafe and closed 1901 51°30′38″N0°5′7″W / 51.51056°N 0.08528°W / 51.51056; -0.08528
Addition to Richmond House [15] Whitehall, City of Westminster c.1672Burned in 1791
Extension and grotto [16] Privy Garden, Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster 1673–75Burned in 1698
Lodgings for the Duke of York [12] St James's Palace, St James's, City of Westminster c.1673Demolished c.1703
Michael bassishaw godwin.jpg
St Michael Bassishaw Basinghall Street, Bassishaw, City of London 1675–79Demolished in 1900 after being judged structurally unsafe in 1892 51°31′0.1″N0°5′30″W / 51.516694°N 0.09167°W / 51.516694; -0.09167
St Bartholomews by the Exchange Exterior.jpg
St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange Bartholomew Lane, Broad Street Ward, City of London 1675–83Demolished in 1840 to provide space for the widening of Threadneedle Street 51°30′50″N0°05′14″W / 51.51376°N 0.0873°W / 51.51376; -0.0873
Renovation of the Chapel Royal [16] Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster 1676Burned in 1698
Stephen coleman godwin.jpg
St Stephen Coleman Street Coleman Street, Coleman Street Ward, City of London 1677Destroyed in the Blitz and demolished in 1940 51°30′56″N0°05′25″W / 51.5155°N 0.0904°W / 51.5155; -0.0904
Mildred bread godwin.jpg
St Mildred, Bread Street Bread Street, Bread Street Ward, City of London 1677–83Destroyed in the Blitz and demolished in 1941 51°30′44″N0°05′43″W / 51.5123°N 0.0952°W / 51.5123; -0.0952
Annes soho harrison.jpg
St Anne's Church, Soho Dean Street, Soho, City of Westminster 1677–85The body of the church by Wren and William Talman was destroyed in the Blitz and later totally demolished; the preserved tower was built by S.P. Cockerell in 1801–03 51°30′45″N0°07′56″W / 51.5124°N 0.1323°W / 51.5124; -0.1323
Michael queenhithe godwin.jpg
St Michael Queenhithe Upper Thames Street, Queenhithe, City of London 1676–86Demolished in 1876 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′40″N0°5′42″W / 51.51111°N 0.09500°W / 51.51111; -0.09500
Hallows great godwin.jpg
All-Hallows-the-Great Upper Thames Street, Dowgate, City of London 1677–84Demolished in 1894 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′36″N0°05′25″W / 51.5100°N 0.0902°W / 51.5100; -0.0902
Swithin londonstone godwin.jpg
St Swithin, London Stone Cannon Street, Walbrook, City of London 1678Destroyed in the Blitz and demolished in 1962 51°30′42″N0°5′22″W / 51.51167°N 0.08944°W / 51.51167; -0.08944
St antholin godwin.jpg
St Antholin, Budge Row Watling Street, Cordwainer, City of London 1678–84Demolished in 1875 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′45″N0°05′31″W / 51.51250°N 0.09194°W / 51.51250; -0.09194
Benet gracechurch godwin.jpg
St Benet Gracechurch Gracechurch Street, Bridge, City of London 1681–87Demolished in 1868 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′42″N0°5′6″W / 51.51167°N 0.08500°W / 51.51167; -0.08500
Hallows bread godwin.jpg
All Hallows Bread Street Bread Street, Bread Street Ward, City of London 1681–98Demolished in 1878 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′47″N0°05′42″W / 51.5131°N 0.0951°W / 51.5131; -0.0951
King's House, Winchester Hampshire 1682–1685Work on the structure was never completed; the building was ultimately converted into barracks and gutted by fire in 1894 [17] 51°03′43″N1°19′16″W / 51.062°N 1.321°W / 51.062; -1.321
Matthew friday godwin.jpg
St Matthew Friday Street Friday Street, Bread Street Ward, City of London 1682–85Demolished in 1885 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′49″N0°5′44″W / 51.51361°N 0.09556°W / 51.51361; -0.09556
Privy Garden Range [16] Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster 1685Burned in 1698
Roman Catholic Chapel [16] Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster 1685–86Burned in 1698
Hallows lombard godwin.jpg
All Hallows Lombard Street Lombard Street, Langbourn, City of London 1686–94Demolished in 1939, with the tower and interior fittings moved to All Hallows Twickenham 51°30′39.09″N0°5′5.84″W / 51.5108583°N 0.0849556°W / 51.5108583; -0.0849556
Magdalen fish godwin.jpg
St Mary Magdalen Old Fish Street Old Change, Castle Baynard, City of London 1683–87Demolished in 1893 due to the Union of Benefices Act 1860 51°30′45″N0°5′51″W / 51.51250°N 0.09750°W / 51.51250; -0.09750
Michael crooked lane.jpg
St Michael, Crooked Lane Miles's Lane, Candlewick, City of London 1687Demolished in 1831: wider approaches were needed for the rebuilt London Bridge 51°30′39″N0°05′14″W / 51.51070°N 0.087280°W / 51.51070; -0.087280
The Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London; the e Wellcome V0013113.jpg
College of Physicians, Warwick Lane1688–89Destroyed 1866 51°30′56″N0°06′04″W / 51.51547°N 0.10103°W / 51.51547; -0.10103
Library for Thomas Tenison 1688Demolished for the building of the National Gallery
Queen's Privy Lodgings [16] Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster 1688Burned in 1698
River Terrace Garden [16] Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster 1691
Christ's Hospital, London; the exterior of the Writing School Wellcome V0013055 (cropped).jpg
Writing School, Christ's Hospital Newgate Street, Farringdon Within, City of London 1692–95Draughtsmanship and style consistent with Hawksmoor, who may have been involved; demolished in 1902 [18] [3]
Commons In Session.jpg
Remodelling of the House of Commons St Stephen's Chapel, Old Palace of Westminster, City of Westminster 1692Burned in 1834 [19]
Peter Tillemans (c. 1684-1734) - Queen Anne (1665-1714) in the House of Lords - RCIN 405301 - Royal Collection.jpg
Gallery for the House of LordsOld Palace of Westminster, City of Westminster 1704Dismantled in 1711 [19]

Unbuilt works

ImageNameLocationDesignedNotes
Early scheme for rebuilding Whitehall Palace [20] 1660s
Scale Drawing of pre-Fire St Paul's Showing Proposed Dome.jpg
Remodelling of Old St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, Castle Baynard, City of London 1666 Old St Paul's Cathedral was severely damaged by the Great Fire of London and Wren's proposed additions were never realized. Wren ultimately designed its replacement.
Sir Christopher Wren's plan of London as reproduced by Gwynn. Wellcome M0003248.jpg
London PlanLondon1666Wren's masterplan for the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire [21]
Commencement (Senate) House University of Cambridge, Cambridgec.1675
Arundel House St James's, City of Westminster c.1676Building executed to designs likely supplied by Edward Pearce.
Rebuilding of Royal Mews [22] Charing Cross, City of Westminster c.1676
Mausoleum for Charles I Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire 1678Not financed [23] [24]
Proposal for renovation of Ingestre Hall Ingestre, Staffordshire c.1684-85
Church Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn and Covent Garden c.1695–96
Post-fire scheme for rebuilding the Palace of Whitehall Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster 1698
Renovation of Upper Ward [25] Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire 1698
College Bridge St John's College, Cambridge c.1698Though ultimately executed to a design by Grumbold, [26] the bridge is today known as the Wren Bridge
Cottonian Library [19] Old Palace of Westminster, City of Westminster 1703
St Mary le Strand Strand, City of Westminster 1713Ultimately executed to the design of James Gibbs
Hyde Park Barracks [27] Hyde Park 1713

Purported works

A number of structure have, without supporting documentary evidence, been attributed to Christopher Wren. Speaking of this tendency, biographer Adrian Tinniswood has written that "If Wren was connected with a building, however remotely, it was slotted into the rapidly expanding canon." [28]

ImageNameLocationDate Listing LegitimacyCoordinates
Wren's sectional plan of Drury Lane, 1674.jpg
Second Theatre Royal, Drury Lane [29] Covent Garden, London1674Attribution challenged by some contemporary scholars; [30] it is unknown how closely the attributed design was followed. [29]
St Mary the Virgin, Ingestre - geograph.org.uk - 60604.jpg
Church of St Mary the Virgin Ingestre, Stafford, Staffordshire 1676 52°49′11″N2°02′10″W / 52.81974°N 2.03602°W / 52.81974; -2.03602
Courtyard of Irish Museum of Modern Art (cropped).jpg
Royal Hospital Kilmainham Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland1679–87Now attributed to William Robinson. [31] 53°20′34″N6°18′00″W / 53.34290°N 6.30003°W / 53.34290; -6.30003
Tring Park School.jpg
Tring Park Mansion Tring, Hertfordshire 1682–84Grade II* (1981)Though "probably [designed] by Wren," the structure was substantially altered in the late 19th century. [32] 51°47′30″N0°39′27″W / 51.79176°N 0.65751°W / 51.79176; -0.65751
Boone's Chapel (9175923019).jpg
Boone's Chapel Blackheath, London1683Grade I (1954) 51°27′31″N0°00′10″E / 51.4587°N 0.0029°E / 51.4587; 0.0029
Fawley Court-1342938830.jpg
Fawley Court Fawley, Buckinghamshire 1684Grade I (1952) 51°33′06″N0°53′52″W / 51.5516°N 0.8978°W / 51.5516; -0.8978
Upper School, Eton College Berkshire 1689–91Destroyed and since rebuilt [33]
Morden College.jpg
Morden College Blackheath, London1695Grade I (1951) 51°28′10″N0°01′09″E / 51.4695°N 0.0192°E / 51.4695; 0.0192
ChristopherWrenBuilding.jpg
Wren Building College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States1700 National Historic Landmark Claimed to be a Wren building as early as 1724. Wren's connection is doubtful. 37°16′15″N76°42′32″W / 37.27082°N 76.70892°W / 37.27082; -76.70892
Winslow Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1056405.jpg
Winslow Hall Winslow, Buckinghamshire 1700Grade I (1959)The structure's architect has been debated but it "is likely to have been" Wren. [34] 51°56′29″N0°52′48″W / 51.9415°N 0.88°W / 51.9415; -0.88
Kensington Palace Orangery, September 2016 12 (edited).jpg
Orangery, Kensington Palace Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London1704–1706Grade I (1969)

1223783

"designed ostensibly by Wren, but more likely the work of Hawksmoor and (perhaps) Vanbrugh" [28] 51°30′24″N0°11′16″W / 51.50656°N 0.18773°W / 51.50656; -0.18773
All Saints Isleworth.jpg
All Saints' Church, Isleworth Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow 1705–06Grade II* (1951)According to tradition, Wren's plans were significantly altered due to financial constraints. [35] 51°28′18″N0°19′11″W / 51.4717°N 0.3198°W / 51.4717; -0.3198

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