St Pancras, Soper Lane
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St Pancras, Soper Lane was a parish church in the City of London
. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.
was presented to the church. For many decades a comfortably wealthy foundation, by 1598 the parish had fallen on such hard times it had to sell a broken bell for scrap.
St Pancras, Soper Lane was one of 86 churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London
. In 1670 a Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under the stewardship of Sir Christopher Wren
to decide which would be rebuilt. Fifty-one were chosen, but St Pancras, Soper Lane was not one of them
. The parish was instead united with that of St Mary-le-Bow
.
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...
. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.
History
St Pancras, Soper Lane was first built in the twelfth century. It was a small building, with a tower containing five bells. There was a chapel on the north side. A porch was added in 1617, and in the same year a monument commemorating Elizabeth IElizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
was presented to the church. For many decades a comfortably wealthy foundation, by 1598 the parish had fallen on such hard times it had to sell a broken bell for scrap.
St Pancras, Soper Lane was one of 86 churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London
Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...
. In 1670 a Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under the stewardship of Sir Christopher Wren
Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
to decide which would be rebuilt. Fifty-one were chosen, but St Pancras, Soper Lane was not one of them
. The parish was instead united with that of St Mary-le-Bow
St Mary-le-Bow
St Mary-le-Bow is an historic church in the City of London, off Cheapside. According to tradition, a true Cockney must be born within earshot of the sound of the church's bells.-Bells:...
.