London’s historical churches
Towards the bottom of Broadway in Manhattan, not far from Wall Street, you will find St Paul’s Chapel, the oldest surviving church building in in New York City. Duck inside and you will discover a rare little corner of calm amongst the frenetic energy of Manhattan. St Paul’s has a fascinating history, its story inextricably
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Sitting proudly next to the Grand Union Canal, today in its own grassy enclave, you can find the jewel of Paddington: St Mary Magdalene Church. It is a Gothic Revival masterpiece and filled with beautiful details, including a breathtaking treasure in the crypt. For me, it was very much a ‘why have I not been here
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The Peasants’ Revolt, or the ‘Great Uprising’ of 1381, was one of the great defining and dramatic events of medieval England. That summer, rebellion erupted across parts of Southern and Eastern England. Thousands of ordinary people arrived at the gates of London and, for a brief moment, threatened the established order of English society. They
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Chelsea Old Church has stood quietly on the banks of the River Thames for more than 700 years. It may not be London’s most spectacular church, but like Chelsea itself, is steeped in history. The building is an architectural jigsaw, shaped and reshaped over the centuries and has one of the most remarkable collection of
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Just around the corner from Fenchurch Street Station, amid the glass and steel of the financial district, you will find one of the few churches to have survived the Great Fire of London: St Katharine Cree. It also only suffered minor damage in the Blitz and therefore is a wonderfully preserved gem, with a fascinating
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