St Mary Somerset
St. Mary Somerset was a church in the City of London first recorded in the twelfth century. Destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, it was one of the 51 churches rebuilt by the office of Sir Christopher Wren.Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: former church in City of London, UK
- Also known as: “Tower of St Mary Somerset”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Cathedral and Wobbly Bridge.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 940 feet northwest of St Mary Somerset.
Wobbly Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, England, linking Bankside with the City of London. Wobbly Bridge is situated 710 feet southwest of St Mary Somerset.
Tate Modern
Museum
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Tate Modern is situated 1,600 feet south of St Mary Somerset.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bankside and Blackfriars.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
Southwark
Suburb
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.
St Mary Somerset
- Categories: former church building and building
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.5114° or 51° 30′ 41″ northLongitude
-0.09685° or 0° 5′ 49″ westLevels
5Open location code
9C3XGW63+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 618358017OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q7594603
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“St Mary Somerset” goes by many names.
- German: “St Mary Somerset”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mary Somerset Tower and Fitness First.
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