| St Leonard, Foster Lane | |
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 Ruins of St. Leonard's | |
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| Location | Foster Lane, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Architecture | |
| Closed | 1666 |
St Leonard, Foster Lane, was a Church of England church dedicated to Leonard of Noblac on the west side of Foster Lane in the Aldersgate ward of the City of London. [1] [2] It was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and not rebuilt.
This church originally belonged to the College of St Martin-le-Grand. [3] It was founded in the 13th century by the dean and canons of St. Martin's, [4] to serve the inhabitants of the precinct, who had previously worshipped at the altar of St Leonard in the collegiate church. [1] The building, which was small, stood in the courtyard of the collegiate church, on the west side of Foster Lane. [3]
There is a record of a new window being installed in the chancel in 1533. [3] In 1579, the existing graveyard, being too small was leased out, and a new one laid out on an area of the precinct previously known as the "Dean's Garden" leased by the churchwarden and parishioners for a term of 61 years. [1] The building was repaired and enlarged in 1631, [3] at a cost of more than £500. [1]
The poet Francis Quarles, who died 1644, was buried there. [5]
St Leonard's was largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and not rebuilt. [6] the parish instead being united to that of Christ Church, Newgate Street, and the site used as a graveyard. [1] Some ruins of the church remained, however, until the early 19th century, when they were finally cleared [7] to make way for the new buildings of the General Post Office. [3]
Despite the destruction of the church, the "Parish Dole" [8] was still available as late as 1907. [9]
Its former burial ground now forms part of Postman's Park.
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