St Lawrence Jewry -- Guildhall Yard, City of London, UK
N 51° 30.924 W 000° 05.534
30U E 701748 N 5711150
The historic marker for the Anglican Church of St Lawrence Jewry, the official church of the Lord Mayor of London, which was destroyed by German bombing in 1940
Waymark Code: WMTBPP
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/29/2016
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The church of St Lawrence Jewry stands on the west side of Guildhall Yard in the City of London. It was one of hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed during the Blitz by nightly German Luftwaffe bombing raids.
This was the SECOND time this chrch was destroyed: A Roman catholic church dedicated to St Lawrence Jewry was built on this site in the 1100s, but was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt the church between 1670-1687.
After being destroyed in 1940, the church was rebuilt to Wren's design and reopened in 1957.
This historic marker is located on the east side of the church, facing Guildhall yard, and reads as follows:
"ST LAWRENCE JEWRY
St. Lawrence Jewry is so called because the original Twelfth Century Church stood on the eastern side of the City, then occupied by the Jewish Community.
That church, built in 1136, was destroyed in the Great Fire of London of 1666.
The building which replaced it was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1680.
Almost completely destroyed by fire in 1940, this time as the result of action by the King’s enemies, it was restored in 1957 in the tradition of Wren’s building.
St Lawrence Jewry is now the Church of the Corporation of London."
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Opening Days/Times:
Mon-Friday 9am-5pm
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