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Church of St Olave, Hart St
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, is a Church of England church in the City of London, located on the corner of Hart Street and Seething Lane near Fenchurch Street railway station.
John Betjeman described St Olave's as "a country church in the world of Seething Lane." The church is one of the smallest in the City and is one of only a handful of medieval City churches that escaped the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Grade I listed.
Wikipedia: Link
John Betjeman described St Olave's as "a country church in the world of Seething Lane." The church is one of the smallest in the City and is one of only a handful of medieval City churches that escaped the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Grade I listed.
Wikipedia: Link
by N Chadwick
Created: Tue, 10 Jan 2023, Updated: Tue, 10 Jan 2023
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