St Katharine Cree

The Guild Church of St Katharine Cree is an Anglican church in the Aldgate ward of the City of London, on the north side of Leadenhall Street near Leadenhall Market.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church in City of London, UK
Also known as: “Church of St Katharine Cree, London” and “Guild Church of St Katharine Cree”
Address: 86 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 3BP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Tower of London and London Bridge.

The Tower of London

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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 2,000 feet south of St Katharine Cree.

London Bridge

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Since Roman times, several crossings named London Bridge have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel. London Bridge is situated 2,800 feet southwest of St Katharine Cree.

Bevis Marks Synagogue

Synagogue

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bevis Marks Synagogue, officially Qahal Kadosh Sha'ar ha-Shamayim, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located off Bevis Marks, Aldgate, in the City of London, England, in the United Kingdom. Bevis Marks Synagogue is situated 380 feet north of St Katharine Cree.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aldgate and Spitalfields.

Aldgate

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Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.

Spitalfields

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Spitalfields is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in East London and situated in the East End. Spitalfields is formed around Commercial Street and Brick Lane.

St Katharine Cree

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51345° or 51° 30′ 48″ north

Longitude

-0.07901° or 0° 4′ 44″ west

Established

January 31st, 1631

Wheelchair access

Operator

Sanctuary in the City (St Olave Hart St & St Katharine Cree)

Open location code

9C3XGW7C+99

OpenStreetMap ID

way 145692496

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q3736898

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“St Katharine Cree” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت كاثرين كرى”
German: “St Katharine Cree”
Japanese: “セント・キャサリン・クリー”
Russian: “Церковь Святой Екатерины (Олдгейт)”
Russian: “Церковь Святой Екатерины”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Katharine Cree Churchyard and Fly.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Anokha and Association Coffee.

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Worth a closer look: South Kensington-Chelsea and Heathrow Airport.

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