St Alban
St Alban's was a church in Wood Street, City of London. It was dedicated to Saint Alban. Of medieval origin, it was rebuilt in 1634, destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, and rebuilt, this time to a Gothic design by Sir Christopher Wren.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: church in City of London, UK
- Also known as: “St Alban Church Tower”, “St Alban, Wood Street”, and “Tower of Former Church of St Albans”
- Address: 35 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and Guildhall.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 1,400 feet southwest of St Alban.
Guildhall
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Guildhall is a municipal building in the City of London, England. It is off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap. The current building dates from the 15th century; however documentary evidence suggests that a guildhall had existed at the site since at least the early 12th century. Guildhall is situated 560 feet southeast of St Alban.
Barbican Arts Centre
Arts center
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The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London, England, and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. Barbican Arts Centre is situated 1,200 feet north of St Alban.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barbican Estate and West Smithfield.
Barbican Estate
Quarter
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The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
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Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
Finsbury
Suburb
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Finsbury is a district of North-Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington. It borders the City of London. The Manor of Finsbury is first recorded as Vinisbir and means "manor of a man called Finn".
St Alban
- Categories: church, tower, and former church
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51661° or 51° 30′ 60″ northLongitude
-0.09408° or 0° 5′ 39″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Levels
4Open location code
9C3XGW84+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 156190524OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerGeoNames ID
6956828Wikidata ID
Q7592245
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In Other Languages
From German to Latin—“St Alban” goes by many names.
- German: “St Alban Wood Street”
- Latin: “S. Albanus in Vico Ligneo”
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