Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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Described by Sir John Betjeman as "Very municipal, very splendid"[1],St Lawrence Jewry is a Church of England church in The City, London. It was originally built in the 12th century and dedicated to St Lawrence (the instrument of whose martydom, the gridiron, can still be seen on the present church's weathervane[2]), in the Jewish area of the city, which centred on Old Jewry nearby. It was burnt down in the Great Fire of London[3] and built from scratch by Christopher Wren between 1670 and 1687. It suffered extensive damage during the Blitz on 29 December 1940, although this also destroyed buildings around it giving a wider view of the church. It was restored in 1957, and is no longer a parish church but a 'guild church' or 'corporation church' (ie the official church of the City of London Corporation).
It is located at EC2V 5AA, on Gresham Street, next to the London Guildhall.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "The City of London Churches" Betjeman,J Andover, Pikin, 1967 ISBN 0853721122
- ^ "London:the City Churches” Pevsner,N/Bradley,S New Haven, Yale, 1998 ISBN 0300096550
- ^ Mentioned in Pepys Diary "Samuel Pepys-The Shorter Pepys" Latham,R(Ed) p484: Harmondsworth,1985 ISBN 0140094180
References in the diary
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Feb: 12