This church is located in the City of London in the Walbrook Ward next to the Mansion House. It is part of the Diocese of London in the Church of England. The present domed building was built to designs by Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London in 1666. The original church was…
Category: London Churches
The Temple Church
This church is a Royal Peculiar in the Church of England. It is located between Fleet Street and the River Thames in the Inner and Middle Temples of the Inns of Courts. It was originally built as the English headquarters of the Knights Templar. In the mid-12th century, the Knights Templar in London met at…
Church of St. Barnabas, Pimlico
The Church of St. Barnabas is a parish church of the Church of England situated in the area of Pimlico in Central London. The church is noted for being the first church to be built with the avowed intention of carrying out in practice the religious and pastoral ideals of the Oxford Movement. The church…
Stations of the Cross – St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn
This series was designed by the artist Hans Feibusch.
St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn
St. Alban’s Church is a Church of England church located in the central London area of Holborn. The site for the church was given by William Henry, 2nd Baron Leigh. Funds for the building of the church were given by John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington. The church was designed by William Butterfield in 1859 in…
St. Stephen’s Church, Gloucester Road
St. Stephen’s is an Anglican church located on the corner of Gloucester Road and Southwell Gardens in the South Kensington area of London. The parish was created in 1866 due to the increasing population of this part of London. This was in part due to the 1851 Great Exhibition which resulted in a rapid expansion…
English Martyrs Church, Tower Hill
This is a Roman Catholic parish church located on Prescot Street near to Tower Hill. It was founded by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1865. A part of their mission is to ‘evangelize the abandoned poor.’ The foundation stone for the English Martyrs Church was laid 18th May, 1873 by Cardinal Henry Manning,…
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street
This church, more commonly known as Farm Street Church is a Catholic parish church located in the Mayfair area of Central London. It is run by the Society of Jesus. It’s main entrance is on Farm Street but it can also be accessed from the adjacent Mount Street Gardens. The Jesuits first began looking for…
Church of St. Monica’s Priory, Hoxton
This is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the Hoxton area of London’s East End. It was built in 1866 to designs by E W Pugin. It is located on Hoxton Square and is a Grade II listed building. The Order of St. Augustine was invited in 1864 to start a mission for the…
St. Botolph without Aldgate
This is a Church of England parish church in the City of London, and as it is located just outside the city’s former eastern walls, a part of East London. It is one of four churches (three surviving) which is dedicated to the 7th century Saxon abbot, St Botolph or Botwulf who became the patron…
St. Mary le Strand, London
St Mary le Strand is an Anglican church located on what is now a traffic island at the eastern end of the Strand in the City of Westminster just north of Somerset House. It is the official church of the Women’s Royal Naval Service and has a book of remembrance for members who have fallen…
Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane – London
Corpus Christi is a Roman Catholic church located on Maiden Lane, Covent Garden in the City of Westminster area of London. The church building is in the Early English Gothic style and was designed by Frederick Hyde Pownall. The foundation stone was laid in 1873 on the site which had been leased to the parish…
Cathedrals and Churches I've Visited on my Travels 