The church of All Hallows the Great was demolished in 1894 under the Union of Benefices Act. It was known as “the Great” to distinguish it from All Hallows the Less which stood next door in Upper Thames Street as shown in the picture below. Demolishing the church allowed Upper Thames street to be widened. […]
Month: February 2023
St Martin Outwich
The church of St Martin Outwich stood at the corner of Threadneedle Street and Bishopsgate. It was built in the 14th Century and paid for by the Oteswich family which was corrupted to “Outwich” as the name of the church. It was lucky enough to escape the Great Fire of 1666 but was badly damaged […]
St Benet Gracechurch
The lost church of St Benet Gracechurch was first recorded in the 11th century. “Benet” is a shortened form of Benedict. The church was dedicated to St Benedict of Nursia – the patron saint of Europe and the founder of Western Monasticism. A hay market nearby was the origin of the second part of the […]