Churches Archives - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/category/londons-historical-churches/ A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:21:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/livinglondonhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-Living-London-HIstory-3.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Churches Archives - Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/category/londons-historical-churches/ 32 32 181957101 Delving Into The History And Treasures Of Chelsea Old Church https://livinglondonhistory.com/delving-into-the-history-and-treasures-of-chelsea-old-church/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delving-into-the-history-and-treasures-of-chelsea-old-church https://livinglondonhistory.com/delving-into-the-history-and-treasures-of-chelsea-old-church/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:21:23 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=253396 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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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/delving-into-the-history-and-treasures-of-chelsea-old-church/feed/ 6 253396 St Katharine Cree: A Jacobean Treasure That Survived The Great Fire https://livinglondonhistory.com/st-katharine-cree-a-jacobean-treasure-that-survived-the-great-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=st-katharine-cree-a-jacobean-treasure-that-survived-the-great-fire https://livinglondonhistory.com/st-katharine-cree-a-jacobean-treasure-that-survived-the-great-fire/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:18:19 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=252550 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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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/st-katharine-cree-a-jacobean-treasure-that-survived-the-great-fire/feed/ 6 252550 A Country Church In The Heart Of The City: St Olave Hart Street https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-country-church-in-the-heart-of-the-city-st-olave-hart-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-country-church-in-the-heart-of-the-city-st-olave-hart-street https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-country-church-in-the-heart-of-the-city-st-olave-hart-street/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:29:53 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=252001 Nestled amongst the skyscrapers and ceaseless energy of the City of London lies a small pocket of stillness, steeped in history: the church of St Olave Hart Street. It can be found on the corner of Seething Lane and Hart Street and looks almost out of place today, like a countryside parish church in the […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-country-church-in-the-heart-of-the-city-st-olave-hart-street/feed/ 5 252001 Holy Trinity, Sloane Square: ‘A Cathedral Of The Arts And Crafts Movement’ https://livinglondonhistory.com/holy-trinity-sloane-square-a-cathedral-of-the-arts-and-crafts-movement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holy-trinity-sloane-square-a-cathedral-of-the-arts-and-crafts-movement https://livinglondonhistory.com/holy-trinity-sloane-square-a-cathedral-of-the-arts-and-crafts-movement/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:25:58 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=251299 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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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/holy-trinity-sloane-square-a-cathedral-of-the-arts-and-crafts-movement/feed/ 7 251299 A Visit To Methodist Central Hall: Where History Happened https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-methodist-central-hall-where-history-happened/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-visit-to-methodist-central-hall-where-history-happened https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-methodist-central-hall-where-history-happened/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:51:34 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=251260 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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