Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Dothe run from Tower Street north to Fenchurch Street, it be west of Seething Lane by a furlong or so.
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We shall, however, still find much of interest in that small eastern side of the city which escaped its ravages. At the angle where Mark Lane meets Fenchurch Street, behind the houses, is the picturesque church of All-hallows Staining, in the midst of a quaint old square of houses, with a churchyard and a few trees, giving it a singularly old-world look. The tower and a portion of the west end alone are ancient; the church escaped the fire, but the body of the building fell in, 1671 A. D. In this church, the Princess (afterwards Queen) Elizabeth per-formed her devotions, May 19, 1554, on her release from the Tower. The churchwarden’s accounts contain some curious entries of rejoicings by bell-ringing on great public events.
RELICS OF LONDON SURVIVING THE FIRE… Book of Days.
for picture of Church see…