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St Mildred, Bread Street

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254:, who eventually became the Bishop of Calcutta. Scott "was appointed to the Sunday afternoon lectureship in Bread Street, February 16, 1790, and retained it till he was chosen sole chaplain to the Lock, in March 1802." At the time, "his congregation seldom much exceeded a hundred in number; but they were attentive hearers, and he had reason to believe that his preaching there was useful to many persons, several of whom have since become instruments of good to others". Scott's lectures took place on Sunday afternoons, and Daniel Wilson was among those who attended. 208: 31: 322: 147:
The earliest record of the church of St Mildred is of its rebuilding in around 1300. This was probably paid for by Lord Trenchaunt of St. Albans, who was buried in the Church at about that time. Sir John Shadworth, Lord Mayor in 1401, who was also buried in the church, gave a parsonage house, a
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The site was excavated by the Museum of London Department of Urban Archaeology between 1973 and 1974. Remains of a 1st-century Roman building, probably a house, were found beneath those of the church. The former site of the church is now the location of the
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Strype records that the church was repaired throughout in 1628, when most of the north wall, the nave arcades and the windows above them were rebuilt. A major benefactor of the church during the 17th century was Sir
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The church, with its original fittings, remained in good condition until its destruction by bombing in 1941 when most of its records were lost; the registers had, however, been published by the
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of the church. His gifts included two large silver flagons, which were still in use into the 20th century, and a five-light stained glass east window depicting the
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with elaborate plaster decoration. There was one window on each of the four walls. The frontage to Bread Street, at the western end, was faced in
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indicates that the medieval church was an aisled building, with a clerestory. The patronage of the church belonged to the monastery of
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St Mildred's was destroyed in the Great Fire of London of 1666. Its silver plate, however, survived, having been taken to safety in
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The new building was without aisles, the ceiling taking the form of a plastered dome constructed within the roof space, with short
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with a curved pediment, but the rest of the church, including the tower, was of brick. There was a wooden spire, covered in lead.
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In the late eighteenth century, several prominent Evangelical clergymen attended St. Mildred. The two most famous are
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at the east and west ends. The dome was decorated with cherubs in high relief (removed in 1841), and supported on
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at a cost of £3,705 13s 6d. It was 62 feet (19 m) long and 36 feet (11 m) wide. The construction was by
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The Registers of St Mildred, Bread Street and St Mary Moses, Friday Street, London
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in 1912. The parish became one of the eight to have been reunited with
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Churches rebuilt after the Great Fire of London but since demolished
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The church was rebuilt between 1677 and 1683 to the designs of Sir
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List of churches rebuilt after the Great Fire but since demolished
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The original interior with Baroque furnishing and the main altar.
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in a hired carriage. After the fire the parish of the church of
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was rector of the church from 1818 until his death in 1844.
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In 1898 many bodies were disinterred and removed to
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Index


London
Denomination
Church of England
Architect(s)
Christopher Wren
Style
Baroque
Bread Street
City of London
Saint Mildred the Virgin
Merewald
West Mercians
John Strype
St Mary Overie
Nicholas Crisp
Charles I
advowson
Spanish Armada
Elizabeth I
Gunpowder Plot
Hammersmith
Hackney
St Margaret Moses

Christopher Wren
Edward Strong the Elder
barrel vaults
pendentives
Portland stone

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