2013

TQ3280 : Church of St Benet

taken 13 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England

This is 1 of 6 images, with title Church of St Benet in this square
Church of St Benet
Church of St Benet
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link
Wren's London Churches

Sir Christopher Wren was Commissioned with rebuilding a number of the Churches destroyed in the City of London, by the Great Fire of London. His office rebuilt 51 churches, not all survive.
See LinkExternal link for a list of churches.
Google map of their location: LinkExternal link

Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf

The Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf is the Welsh Anglican church of the City of London. Since 1556, it has also been the church of the College of Arms in which many officers of arms have been buried. In 1666, following the Great Fire of London, the church merged with nearby St Peter's. The current church was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. There has been a church on this site since 1111.
Church is grade I listed. LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Religious sites
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TQ3280, 6865 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 28 September, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 13 December, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3200 8091 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.7023N 0:5.9529W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3205 8094
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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