St Mary Bothaw

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St Mary Bothaw
Roman Catholic
History
Founded10th century
Architecture
Demolished1666

St Mary Bothaw (or Saint Mary Boatehaw by the Erber[1]) was a parish church in the Walbrook ward of the City of London. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.[2] However, some of its materials were used in the rebuilding of St Swithin, London Stone, with which parish it was merged.

Location

The church stood in the Walbrook ward, in a narrow lane just to the south of Candlewick Street[2] (now Cannon Street).[3]

History

St Mary Bothaw was described by Stow as a "proper church".[4] The dedication is generally derived from "boat-haw", meaning "boat house".[5] The church was in existence by 1279, when William de Hamkynton was recorded as becoming rector following the death of Adam Lambyn.[6] It was one of the 13 "peculiars" within the City under the patronage of the dean and chapter of Canterbury Cathedral.[7]

Robert Chichele, Lord Mayor of London, in 1422, was buried in the church. [6] According to some sources, St Mary's also contained the tomb of

Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone, the first Lord Mayor of London, and his coat-of-arms was in a stained-glass window there. John Stow, however, said that he was buried at the priory of the Holy Trinity in Aldgate.[8]

Destruction

Along with the majority of parish churches in the city, St Mary Bothaw was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666. A Rebuilding Act was passed in 1670 and a committee set up under Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt;

Cannon Street Railway Station was built over it in the nineteenth century.[5]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5
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  2. ^ a b Jenkinson, Wilberforce (1917). London Churches Before the Great Fire. London: Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. p. 202.
  3. ^ Seymour 1733, p.479
  4. ^ Stow, John (1890) [1598]. Survey of London, Volume I. A.Fullarton & Co. p. 446.
  5. ^ a b White, J.G. (1901). The Churches and Chapels of Old London. p. 116.
  6. ^ a b Newcourt, Richard (1708). Repetorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense. Vol. 1. pp. 438–439.
  7. ISBN 0-900422-42-4
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  8. ^ Seymour 1733, p.483
  9. ISBN 0-500-20112-9
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  10. ^ White, JG (1910). The Ancient Records and Antiquities of the Parishes of St. Swithin, London Stone, and St. Mary Bothaw. London: London & Middlesex Archaeological Society.

Sources

  • Seymour, Robert (1733). A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent. Vol. 1. London: T. Read.

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