All Hallows Lombard Street
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All Hallows Lombard Street was a City
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...
church in Langbourn Ward
Langbourn
Langbourn is one of the 25 ancient wards in the City of London. It reputably is named after a supposed buried stream in the vicinity.It is a small ward; a long thin area, in shape similar to a left pointing arrow...
on the corner of Lombard Street
Lombard Street
There are several famous Lombard Streets:* Lombard Street , famed for its twists and turns* Lombard Street, London, leading from the Bank of England to Gracechurch Street...
and Gracechurch Street
Gracechurch Street
Gracechurch Street is a street in the City of London which forms part of the A10. It is home to a number of shops, restaurants, offices and Leadenhall Market....
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Its tower, bells and complete interior fittings are now part of All Hallows Twickenham
All Hallows Twickenham
All Hallows Twickenham is a grade I listed church and parish of the Church of England in Twickenham, London. It is located prominently on Chertsey Road , a major road artery of West London, near Twickenham Stadium....
.
History
It was mentioned in many guides as, perhaps, the supreme example of subtle beauty within the "Square Mile". Hemmed in on all sides by City buildings it was known as the “Hidden Church”. The church was first mentioned in 1054 as in the gift of Christchurch Canterbury. The church was gradually added to until a bell tower was added in 1544. The church was badly damaged in the Great FireGreat 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...
and rebuilt in 1694 at a cost of £8,058 15s. 6d. An organ built by Renatus Harris was installed in 1695, only being replaced in 1902 by one commissioned from Noble & Sons
An entry in the Parish record Book for 28 December 1789 states that John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
preached at Evensong
Evening Prayer (Anglican)
Evening Prayer is a liturgy in use in the Anglican Communion and celebrated in the late afternoon or evening...
. He recalled an earlier incident where, just as he was about to preach, he realised he had forgotten his sermon, and confided this to the attendant verger.
The reply came ”What cannot you trust God for a sermon?” and upon this rebuke I went into the pulpit and preached with much freedom and acceptance; and from that time I have never taken a manuscript with me.
In 1879 ten bells from St Dionis Backchurch
St Dionis Backchurch
St Dionis Backchurch was a parish church in the Langbourn ward of the City of London.-History:The church of St Dionis was dedicated to Dionysus the Areopagite, a follower of St Paul, said to have converted the French to Christianity. He became the patron saint of France, where he is known as St Denis...
were hung at the church, but such optimism could not disguise the stark fact that the residential population of the City was falling, year on year. After the first world war the church was earmarked, despite fierce opposition, for demolition. In 1937 the church was found to be unsafe and demolished, the tower, porch and furnishings recycled in the construction of All Hallows Twickenham
All Hallows Twickenham
All Hallows Twickenham is a grade I listed church and parish of the Church of England in Twickenham, London. It is located prominently on Chertsey Road , a major road artery of West London, near Twickenham Stadium....
. The Parish, as stipulated 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...
was adjoined to a suitably near neighbour St Edmund the King and Martyr
St Edmund the King and Martyr
St Edmund, King and Martyr is an Anglican church in Lombard Street, in the City of London dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr.-History:In 1292, the church is first recorded as 'Saint Edmund towards Garcherche', and it reappears in 1348 as 'Saint Edmund in Lombardestrete'...
, now a Centre for Spirituality. The site is now occupied by the offices of a financial institution. A Parish Boundary Mark can be seen in Lombard Street
See also
- List of Christopher Wren churches in London
- List of churches rebuilt after the Great Fire but since demolished
- All Hallows TwickenhamAll Hallows TwickenhamAll Hallows Twickenham is a grade I listed church and parish of the Church of England in Twickenham, London. It is located prominently on Chertsey Road , a major road artery of West London, near Twickenham Stadium....