St Lawrence Jewry
St Lawrence Jewry next Guildhall is a Church of England guild church in the City of London on Gresham Street, next to the Guildhall. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, and rebuilt to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in City of London, UK
- Also known as: “St Lawrence Jewry, London” and “The Guild Church of Saint Lawrence Jewry”
- Address: Guildhall Yard, London, EC2V 5AA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guildhall and St Paul’s Cathedral.
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.
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 1,500 feet west of St Lawrence Jewry.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,900 feet south of St Lawrence Jewry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barbican Estate and Finsbury.
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.
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".
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.
St Lawrence Jewry
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51527° or 51° 30′ 55″ northLongitude
-0.09242° or 0° 5′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW85+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 126469807OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q11704046
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“St Lawrence Jewry” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة سانت لورانس، لندن”
- Catalan: “St Lawrence Jewry”
- Chinese: “圣罗伦斯堂 (伦敦市)”
- Chinese: “圣罗伦斯堂”
- Czech: “kostel svatého Vavřince”
- Czech: “St Lawrence Jewry”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت لورانس”
- French: “St Lawrence Jewry”
- German: “St Lawrence Jewry next Guildhall”
- German: “St Lawrence Jewry”
- Persian: “کلیسای سنت لورنس، لندن”
- Polish: “St Lawrence Jewry”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Лаврентия (Гилдхолл, Лондон)”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Лаврентия”
- Spanish: “St. Lawrence Jewry”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Лаврентія (Ґілдголл, Лондон)”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Лаврентія”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guildhall Yard and Roman Amphitheatre Site.
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