The lost church of St Margaret Moses is one of the most elusive when it comes to tracing remains. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and the parish was united with St Mildred Bread Street. However, that church was destroyed by bombs in World War 2, so the parishes of […]
Month: November 2023
St Leonard Foster Lane
The lost church of St Leonard Foster Lane originally belonged to the College of St Martin le Grand. The Dean and canons of St Martins used to worship at the altar of St Leonard inside that collegiate church but then built the separate small church of St Leonard in their courtyard in 13th century. It […]
Secret Santa ideas for City workers
We are heading into Christmas season and that means presents! If you have friends or colleagues who work in the City of London and are drawing a blank when it comes to presents – secret Santa or otherwise – there here is an idea. As you may know, the Lost London Churches project has put […]
St Leonard Eastcheap
This lost church stood at the corner of Fish Street Hill and Eastcheap. The first mention of St Leonard Eastcheap was in 1177 in the reign of King John. In John Stow’s survey of London he says it was called St Leonard Milke Church after the builder William Melker: “Up higher on this hill is […]