St. Mary of Woolnoth Church

This site has been used for worship for at least 2,000 years. Traces of Roman and pagan religious buildings were found under its foundations. “Woolnoth” is believed to refer to a benefactor, Wilnotmaricherece, It was badly damaged in 1666, repaired by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672, declared unsafe and demolished in 1711, and rebuilt by Nicholas Hawksmoor. The facade is English Baroque with Corinthian columns.


P6: 27.3 x 41.0 cm. (10.7 x 16.1 in.)

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