St Ann Blackfriars
St Ann Blackfriars | |
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Anglican | |
History | |
Founded | 16th century |
Architecture | |
Demolished | 1666 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of London |
St Ann Blackfriars was a church in the
History
The church of St Ann was built on part of the site of the monastery of the Dominicans or "Black Friars". The monastery was dissolved by King Henry VIII,[5] and in 1550 the precinct was granted to Sir Thomas Cawarden, the Master of the Revels,[6] who largely demolished the buildings on the site.[5] During the reign of Queen Mary I and King Philip, Cawarden was required to provide a parish church for the residents of the precinct.[2] The interior of the old church having been converted into tennis courts,[5] Cawarden allowed them what John Stow described as "a lodging chamber above a stair".[7] This building fell down in 1597, and the parishioners purchased an additional piece of ground to the west from Sir George Moore, and rebuilt the church on a larger scale.[5] A warehouse was constructed beneath the new part of the church, at the cost of the parishioners, for the use of Sir Jerome Bowes, who held the land under lease. The rebuilt church was consecrated on 11 December 1597 and named "The Church or Chapel of St. Ann, within the Precinct of Blackfriars".[2] The new church was probably adapted from the chapter house of the medieval friary.[3]
In 1613 a further piece of ground was purchased. An aisle was added, and a burial vault constructed underneath; the additions being consecrated on 29 July 1617. In 1642, the building was repaired at a cost of £500.[5]
St Ann's became a Puritan stronghold;[8] for 46 years the minister was William Gouge, who died in 1653, and was buried in the church.[5]
Because it was on former monastic land, St Ann's was a liberty within the City of London and its inhabitants could claim exemption from the rules of the London Guilds.
The church was destroyed in the
References
- ^ a b "St Ann Blackfriars Burial Grounds: Church Entry and Ireland Yard". London Gardens Online. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d Newcourt, Ric. (1708). Repetorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense. Vol. 1. London. p. 279.
- ^ ISBN 9781783272242.
- ISBN 978-0-900422-30-0.
- ^ a b c d e f White, J.G. (1901). The Churches and Chapels of Old London. pp. 29–30.
- ^ "CAWARDEN, Thomas (by 1514-59)". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Stow, John (1956) [based on the 1603 revision, not published until 1842]. Survey of London. Everyman's Library. London: Dent. p. 305.
- ISBN 0-09-461880-1.
- ^ Kirby, Jo, The Painter's Trade in the 17th Century Tate Gallery Technical Bulletin, Volume 20, 1999
- ^ Edmond, M Limners and Picturemakers - New light on the lives of miniaturists and large-scale portrait-painters working in London in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Walpole Society, volume 47, page124
- ^ "London Gardens Trust: St Ann Blackfriars Burial Grounds". Retrieved 19 January 2021.
External links
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