St Peter, Westcheap
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St Peter, Westcheap was a former church in the City of London
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The Mortality Bill for the year 1665, published by the Parish Clerk’s Company, shows 97 parishes within the City of London
. By September 6 the city lay in ruins, 86 churches having been destroyed. 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 Peter Westcheap at the south west corner of Wood Street in Farringdon Within Ward
was one of the minority never to be rebuilt. First mentioned in the 15th CenturyQueen Elizabeth 1 was presented with a Bible
as she passed the church door in 1559 Following the fire it was united to St Matthew Friday Street. Partial records still survive at IGI
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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...
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The Mortality Bill for the year 1665, published by the Parish Clerk’s Company, shows 97 parishes within 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...
. By September 6 the city lay in ruins, 86 churches having been destroyed. 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 Peter Westcheap at the south west corner of Wood Street in Farringdon Within Ward
Farringdon Within
Farringdon Within is a ward in the City of London, England.The ward covers an area from Blackfriars, in the south, to Barbican station, in the north....
was one of the minority never to be rebuilt. First mentioned in the 15th CenturyQueen Elizabeth 1 was presented with a Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
as she passed the church door in 1559 Following the fire it was united to St Matthew Friday Street. Partial records still survive at IGI
International Genealogical Index
The International Genealogical Index is a database of genealogical records, compiled from several sources, and maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
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