TQ3281 : A-spiring to find a hundred churches (78, 79)
taken 7 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England
St Paul's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill in the City of London and the seat of the Bishop of London. The present building dates from the 17th century.
It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren with the first stone of the cathedral laid in 1677.
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When I was at school I remember learning that there were a hundred churches in the City of London before the Great Fire of 1666. Then you start thinking: that can't be true, can it? I do recall, however, from my reading of the great diarist how often he mentions one. So, one gloomy November Sunday I set off to see how many sites I could find...