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was such that passing cart-wheels almost touched the north wall of the church. Traffic in the City increased as the local population decreased during the latter half of the nineteenth century, with the development of the suburbs and the conversion of the City to a place of work. The tower and north
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After the church's destruction in the Great Fire, the parish was combined with that of All-Hallows-the-Less. In 1669, the joint parishes erected a temporary structure in the churchyard of All-Hallows-the-Great in which to hold services while the body of the church was being restored. This was the
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was salvaged from the church's ruins and recast into a new bell. This was hung in the old tower in 1671. The effects of the Fire belatedly became evident in its structure, as it was taken down and rebuilt in 1684. It was plain, with round headed windows and a balustrade.
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aisle of All-Hallows-the-Great were demolished in 1876 so that Upper Thames Street could be widened. A new tower was built on the south, but in 1894, the rest of the church was demolished, the furnishings dispersed and the parish combined with that of
346:) waited 22 years after the Fire before their churches were complete. The church of All-Hallows-the-Great was rebuilt between 1677 and 1684 at a cost of £5,641. A watch house was later built in the churchyard as a precaution against grave robbers. 280:(All Saints that is called Seamen's church, in London). Other early records refer to the church by a number of names, including All Hallows the More, All Hallows Thames Street, All Hallows in the Hay and All Hallows in the Ropery. According to 330:, one month before the Restoration. After the Restoration, however, the parish petitioned the Archbishop for the retention of Robert Bragge, the Commonwealth incumbent, who they claimed was "sound in doctrine and of a holy conversation." 431:
The request sent by the Church Commissioners to Wren that "the Tower of All Hallows-the-Great be forthwith finished with a cupola or spire as you shall best approve of, by reason it stands conspicuous to the Thames" was never acted upon.
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All Hallows (meaning "All Saints") was one of eight churches in London having the same dedication. The church's suffix was given to distinguish it from another All Hallows located above a gate in a large house nearby, which was known as
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At its completion, it was the only Wren church to have contemporary non-memorial statues. The life size images of Moses and Aaron flanking the Decalogue on the reredos are now in
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erected in the City of London in the years immediately following the Fire, from funds collected from the coal tax, for the temporary use of parishes. Two of the parishes (
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The church was a slightly irregular rectangle with exposed north and west frontages. The exterior was plain and the number of visits made by
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to the site suggest that it was his design. The tower survived the Fire and long before work on the church began, molten
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The church was rich in furnishings, many of which survive in other churches. It was one of two Wren churches to have a
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had only a chapel of their own on the Steelyard premises. The church was sufficiently large to include a large
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in Europe. This, in turn, was demolished in 2006, to make way for low-level office development now known as
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The earliest surviving reference is in a charter of Bishop Gilbert of London in 1100–07, as
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The City of London Brewery was built on the site. This was destroyed during the
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All-Hallows-the-Great was also the church of the German community of the nearby
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The carved rood screen and the sounding board which were later moved to
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Churches rebuilt after the Great Fire of London but since demolished
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During the Commonwealth, All-Hallows-the-Great was a centre for the
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List of churches rebuilt after the Great Fire but since demolished
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Upper Thames Street
London
United Kingdom
Denomination
Anglican
Architect(s)
Christopher Wren
Style
Baroque
church
City of London
Upper Thames Street
Great Fire of London
Sir Christopher Wren
Brookwood Cemetery
All-Hallows-the-Less
John Stow

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