St Alphage's Church - London Wall, London, UK
N 51° 31.056 W 000° 05.533
30U E 701739 N 5711395
St Alphage's Church was incorporated into the Roman (London) Wall that used to be fortifications around the City.
Waymark Code: WME0DM
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/17/2012
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The remains of the church are clearly visible when
travelling along London Wall. London Wall is the name of a street these days so
named because it follows the course of the Roman Wall.
The blog site, 'In the footsteps of Centurions', advises that:
"... there have been two churches here. The other was founded in around 1000
as the Priory Church of the monastery of St Mary-Within-Cripplegate. By 1329 the
monastery had fallen into decline and a hospital, Elsing Spital, was established
on the site by William Elsing which survived until the dissolution of the
monasteries in 1536. The Priory took over as the Parish Church when St Alphege
closed, and was rebuilt numerous times over the centuries until it was mostly
demolished in 1923 having been damaged by bombs in the First World War. Now,
only three sides and the arched stone windows of a 14th century flint tower
remain, looking entirely out of place just off London Wall. The crumbling
stonework in which Buddleja bushes are precariously rooted has revealed the
steps of a spiral staircase that ascend the tower. The owners of the feet that
smoothed away the sandstone treads centuries ago would be dazzled by the scene
here now."
Source
In the footsteps of Centurions blog.