St Margaret Lothbury
| St Margaret Lothbury | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Baroque | | |
| Administration | ||
| Diocese | London | |
| Clergy | ||
| Rector | The Revd Jeremy Crossley | |
St Margaret Lothbury is a
Sir Christopher Wren
. St Margaret Lothbury still serves as a parish church, as well as being the official church of five Livery Companies, two Ward Clubs and two Professional Institutes. It also has connections with many local finance houses, all of which hold special services each year.
History
The earliest mention of St Margaret Lothbury is from 1185.Dissolution, when it passed to the Crown.[2]
It was rebuilt in 1440,[3] mostly at the expense of Robert Large,[4] who was Lord Mayor that year and is remembered as the Master of whom William Caxton served his apprenticeship. It suffered as did so many of London's churches in the Great Fire of London of 1666 and was rebuilt by Christopher Wren from 1686 to 1690.[5]
In 1781 the parish of the church of St Christopher le Stocks, demolished to make way for an extension to the Bank of England, was united with that of St Margaret Lothbury.[2]
Interior
The church has exceptionally fine 17th-century
woodwork from other now-demolished Wren churches.[6]
Among the best are the
St Olave, Old Jewry, the pulpit sounding board and the rood screen from All-Hallows-the-Great.[8] Two paintings of Moses and Aaron flank the high altar, and came from St Christopher le Stocks when it was demolished in 1781. The organ was built by George Pike England
in 1801. It was restored in 1984, stands in its original case and contains nearly all its original pipework.
The church was designated a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1950.[9]
See also
- List of churches and cathedrals of London
- List of Christopher Wren churches in London
References
- ISBN 0-300-09655-0
- ^ a b Malcolm, James Peller (1807). Londinium Redivivium, or, an Ancient History and Modern Description of London. Vol. 4. London. p. 108.
- ^ "The City of London Churches: monuments of another age" Quantrill, E; Quantrill, M p68: London; Quartet; 1975
- ISBN 0-85372-112-2.
- ^ "The City Churches" Tabor, M. p80:London; The Swarthmore Press Ltd; 1917
- ^ "The Old Churches of London" Cobb,G: London, Batsford, 1942
- ^ "The Visitors Guide to the City of London Churches" Tucker,T: London, Friends of the City
Churches, 2006 ISBN 0-9553945-0-3
- ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1064634)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
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