Yet more London churches!
This is a continuation on my previous posts, exploring London's amazing collection of beautiful churches, with a particular emphasis on the works of Sir Christopher Wren.
I took these photos in March, 2018.
There has been a church on this site since at least the 12th century, at which time it would have been nearly on the banks of the Thames. But now a blocky, modern office building stands between it and the river.
The church gets its peculiar name because it was near the landing place (hythe) where garlic was sold in medieval times.
The old church was destroyed in the fire of 1666. Christopher Wren was responsible for the new church, one of 51 he built across London after the fire.
During the Blitz in 1941 the church suffered much damage to its exterior.
This is a continuation on my previous posts, exploring London's amazing collection of beautiful churches, with a particular emphasis on the works of Sir Christopher Wren.
I took these photos in March, 2018.
There has been a church on this site since at least the 12th century, at which time it would have been nearly on the banks of the Thames. But now a blocky, modern office building stands between it and the river.
The church gets its peculiar name because it was near the landing place (hythe) where garlic was sold in medieval times.
The old church was destroyed in the fire of 1666. Christopher Wren was responsible for the new church, one of 51 he built across London after the fire.
During the Blitz in 1941 the church suffered much damage to its exterior.
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