London’s historical churches
Nestled amongst the skyscrapers and ceaseless energy of the City of London, the nation’s financial heart, lies a small pocket of stillness, steeped in history. On the corner of Seething Lane and Hart Street you will find what almost looks and feels like a countryside parish church, St Olave Hart Street. Indeed, John Betjeman, poet […]
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Just a couple of minutes from Sloane Square underground station you can find a beautiful, historic church. It holds the title of the widest church in London (9 inches wider than St Paul’s Cathedral), but also is very architecturally significant. It is a real artistic jewel in the crown of West London. A New Church
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There are so many incredible historic buildings in a relatively small area in Westminster. Many, quite reasonably, are focussed on Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament and do not pay a huge amount of attention to Methodist Central Hall. It is just on the other side of the road from Westminster Abbey and is
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Walking along North Audley Street in Mayfair you will come across a lovely Greek revival style entranceway, standing out from its red-brick Victorian neighbours. Starting life as a church, this building went through a period of decline in the second half of the 20th century, but has in recent years been revived as a market.
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Just behind Cheapside, one of London’s most historic streets, is a tiny little, overlooked pocket park. As is often the case with the City, even the smallest plots of ground have many stories to tell. It was once the site of a medieval church called St Peter, Westcheap and today contains a famous tree. Cheapside
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