Churches

London’s historical churches

Thomas Cromwell And The Curious History Of Austin Friars

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Austin Friars is a street in London, just to the North East of the Bank of England. In terms of its shape it looks a bit like a wonky ‘T’ and has a couple of little alleyways shooting off from it such as Pinner’s Passage and Austin Friars Passage.  You enter through an archway on […]

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St Mary Woolnoth: One Of The City’s Most Striking Churches

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If you have ever walked around the financial district you would have almost certainly have seen St Mary Woolnoth church. It sits in a prominent position, at the corner of Lombard Street and King William Street, looking towards the busy Bank junction. It is not one however that many have been inside, so I paid

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15 Amazing Overlooked Details To Spot At Westminster Abbey

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Since 1066 every monarch, who has had a coronation, has been crowned inside Westminster Abbey and over 30 Kings and Queens of England are buried inside the building. Ever since Edward the Confessor had the first significant Westminster Abbey built in the 1040s, it has been at the heart of the country’s history and traditions.

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Fen Court And A Powerful Sculpture On The Slave Trade

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In the City of London, not far from Fenchurch Street Station, you will find one of the City’s many little nooks and crannies: Fen Court. As is the case with many of these open spaces, it was once an old churchyard and it also contains a thought-provoking and aptly-placed memorial.  Fen Court  This was once

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