2016
TQ3281 : A-spiring to find a hundred churches (78, 79)
taken 7 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England
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A-spiring to find a hundred churches (78, 79)
Ah, the daddy of them all St Paul's but to the right (north) we are in the parish of St John the Evangelist Friday Street Link
and to the left (south) St Margaret Moses Link
and to the left (south) St Margaret Moses Link
St Paul's Cathedral
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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In Pepys' footsteps
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...
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- Grid Square
- TQ3281, 5799 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Basher Eyre (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 20 November, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 4 December, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 3224 8109 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.7960N 0:5.7414W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 3225 8108
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
