Church of St Bride London, England

Listed Building Data

Church of St Bride has been designated a Grade I listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1064657
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
I
Date Listed
4 January 1950
Name
CHURCH OF ST BRIDE
Location
CHURCH OF ST BRIDE, FLEET STREET EC4CHURCH OF ST BRIDE, ST BRIDE'S AVENUE EC4
District
City and County of the City of London
County
Greater London Authority
Grid Reference
TQ 31556 81128
Easting
531556.2860
Northing
181128.3100

Listed Building Description

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FLEET STREET EC4 1. 5002 (South Side) Church of St Bride (Formerly listed as remains of Church of St Bride) TQ 3181 SE 8/169 4.1.50.

I GV

  1. 1670-84, by Wren. Aisled nave with clerestory, shallow chancel and west tower flanked by lobbies. Interior burnt in World War II and reconstructed in near facsimile. Exterior faced with Portland stone. Tall, round-arched windows with elaborated 3 light window at east end. Pair of pedimented doorways on north side with circular windows above. Entablature and parapet to roof. Elliptical windows to clerestory. Large tower and stone steeple of great distinction. Reconstructed interior has coupled Doric columns supporting arcade and plaster vault. Gallery omitted and design of east end altered. Domed lobby under tower. One of Wren's finest interiors, now obscured by modern joinery. No old fittings survive. 2 stone figures of charity children from former school stand at west end. Single storeyed vestries etc attached to south side by church. Footings of earlier churches and other buildings going back to Roman times have been uncovered in crypt.

Listing NGR: TQ3155781126