St Katherine Coleman, known earlier as "All Hallows Coleman-church", was an historic church in the City of London

City of London

The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...

, situated in Magpie Alley(on the south side of Fenchurch Street

Fenchurch Street

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) in Aldgate Ward

Aldgate

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 that narrowly escaped the Great Fire of London

Great Fire of London

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, and was extensively rebuilt in 1741. Erected “at the expence of the parish” to a “vernacular palladian” design by James Horne, it was never regarded as one of the more spectacular City churches and was designated for amalgamation under the Union of Benefices Act 1860

Union of Benefices Act 1860

The Union of Benefices Act was a necessary piece of legislation to reduce the number of parish churches in the City of London as the residential population declined in the second half of the 19th century.Churches affected were...

, but soldiered on until 1926.The final service was held on November 20, a joyous occasion (as reported in the City Press) after which it was quickly demolished. Pevsner

Nikolaus Pevsner

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...

 found a pair of 18th Century gates that had belonged to the churchyard in nearby St Katherine’s Row.Money raised by the sale was used to erect a new church in Fulham.

After the clearance of the graveyard, the burials were re-inhumed at City of London Cemetery.