The St Mary Woolchurch Haw is a former church in the City of London.[2]
| St Mary Woolchurch Haw [1] | |
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 Current photo of site | |
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| Address | Mansion House, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Anglican, originally Roman Catholic |
The Mortality Bill for the year 1665, published by the Parish Clerk’s Company, shows 97 parishes within the City of London.[3] By September 6 the city lay in ruins, 86 churches having been destroyed.[4] 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.[5] Fifty-one were chosen, but St Mary Woolchurch Haw where the Mansion House, London now stands[6] in Walbrook Ward was one of the unlucky minority never to be rebuilt.[7] Described by Stow as a “reasonably fair and large”[8], its dedication was derived from the wool that was weighed from its main cross beam[9] . It was a much loved church [10]. Following the fire it was united to St Mary Woolnoth [11] and quickly became a thriving concern[12]. Partial records still survive at IGI.[13].
References
- ^ Dates of parish
- ^ "The London Encyclopaedia" Hibbert,C;Weinreb,D;Keay,J: London, Pan Macmillan, 1983 (rev 1993,2008) ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5
- ^ "The ancient office of Parish Clerk and the Parish Clerks Company of London" Clark, O :London, Journal of the Ecclesiastical Law Society Vol 8, January 2006 ISSN: 0956-618X
- ^ The "Churches of the City of London" Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922
- ^ "Wren" Whinney,M London Thames & Hudson, 1971 ISBN 0500201129
- ^ “Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations” Pearce,C.W.: London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd, 1909
- ^ "The City of London Churches" Betjeman, J. Andover, Pitkin, 1967 (rpnt 1992) ISBN 0853725659
- ^ "A Survey of London, Vol I" Stow,J p446 : Originally 1598- this edn,London, A.Fullarton & Co,1890
- ^ "A Dictionary of London" Harben,H: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1918
- ^ Its churchwarden even allowed his own house to burn while he rescued what he could from his church- Huelin, G, “Vanished Churches of the City of London”, London,Guildhall Library Publications, 1996ISBN 0900422424
- ^ New parish details
- ^ Farewell sermon of first incumbent
- ^ Genealogical Web-Site
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