Author Archives: 100churches

It was good to see Mayor of London Boris Johnson telling the Evening Standard that St Magnus the Martyr Church in Lower Thames Street was his favourite church. He also names St Bride’s, St Martin -in-the-Fields, Croydon Minster and the … Continue reading →

The bookshop at St Edmund the King in Lombard Street closed at the end of March so now the church is looking slightly bare as the last books are being sold or removed. The building is open to visitors from … Continue reading →

Mgr Nicholas Hudson, Rector of the English College in Rome, is to be the Rector of The Sacred Heart at Wimbledon. His appointment follows last year’s announcement that the Jesuits will cease to look after the parish from this autumn. … Continue reading →

The Catholic League, founded by Henry Fynes Clinton in 1913 to promote Catholic-Anglican unity, is keeping its centenary by marking the Foundation Day at The Assumption Warwick Street and Inauguration Day at St Magnus. Foundation Day on Tuesday 2 July … Continue reading →

The first of the monthly Bach Vespers at the Lutheran congregation’s new home St Mary-at-Hill is on Sunday 30 June at 6.30pm. Music will be provided by the Sweelinck Ensemble, directed by Martin Knizia, with Emily Atkinson (soprano) and David … Continue reading →

Suffragette Emily Davidson who died following an accident at The Derby a century ago is being remembered at St George’s Bloomsbury. This is the church where the body was brought six days after her death at Epsom. St George’s was … Continue reading →

The Friends of the City Churches has moved to St Mary Abchurch which John Betjeman thought was ‘one of the most beautiful’ churches in the City. Until recently the Friends’ office was in nearby St Magnus. The Friends of the City … Continue reading →

The Lutherans at St Anne & St Agnes last Sunday moved across the Square Mile to their new home St Mary-at-Hill. The congregation sang all the way and carried vital items including the altar cross. The St Mary-at-Hill churchwardens were … Continue reading →

This Sunday 26 May the Lutheran congregation at St Anne & St Agnes Church in the City of London will gather as usual at 11am. But it will be for last time. After a litany of thanksgiving the congregation will … Continue reading →

The famous Fleet Street spire of St Bride’s is hidden by a wrapper during restoration works. The parish has a £2.5 million appeal to carry out essential restoration to preserve the spire and ensure the future of St Bride’s.