St John the Baptist upon Walbrook

St John the Baptist upon Walbrook
St John the Baptist upon Walbrook
	Current photo of site
Location	London
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Architecture
Years built	12th century
Demolished	1666

St John the Baptist upon Walbrook was a parish church in the City of London. It stood in Walbrook Ward, with parts of the parish extending into Cordwainer, Dowgate, and Vintry Wards.^[1] Of medieval origin, it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.

History

The church stood with its west end on the bank of the Walbrook, and its east end in Dowgate.^[2] It is first mentioned in the 12th Century.^[3] It was rebuilt and enlarged in 1412 and "re-edify'd and adorn'd" in 1621.^[2]

Destruction

Along with the majority of 97 parish churches in the City of London, St John the Baptist upon Walbrook was destroyed by the Great Fire in September 1666.^[4] In 1670 a Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt.^[5] St John the Baptist was not one of the 51 chosen;^[6] instead the parish was united to that of St Antholin, Budge Row,^[7] and the site retained as a graveyard.^[2]

The Parish Registers of St John's were published along with those of St Antholin's by the Harleian Society in 1883.^[7]

References

^ Harben, H. (1918). A Dictionary of London. London: Herbert Jenkins.
^ ^a ^b ^c Newcourt, Richard (1708). "S. John Baptist, Rectory". Repetorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense. Vol. 1. London. pp. 370–2.
^ ”Vanished Churches of the City of London” Huelin,G London Guildhall Library Publishing 1996 ISBN 0-900422-42-4
^ "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
^ "Wren" Whinney,M London Thames & Hudson, 1971 ISBN 0-500-20112-9
^ "The City of London Churches" Betjeman, J. Andover, Pitkin, 1967 (rpnt 1992) ISBN 0-85372-565-9
^ ^a ^b Chester, J.L., ed. (1883). The Parish Registers of St. Antholin, Budge Row, London, containing the marriages, baptisms and burials from 1538 to 1754, and of St. John Baptist on Wallbrook, London, containing the baptisms and burials from 1682 to 1754. London: Harleian Society.

51°30′36″N 0°5′31″W / 51.51000°N 0.09194°W / 51.51000; -0.09194

External links

[1] Harben, H. (1918). A Dictionary of London. London: Herbert Jenkins.

[ric-2] Newcourt, Richard (1708). "S. John Baptist, Rectory". Repetorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense. Vol. 1. London. pp. 370–2.

[3] ”Vanished Churches of the City of London” Huelin,G London Guildhall Library Publishing 1996 ISBN 0-900422-42-4

[4] "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

[5] "Wren" Whinney,M London Thames & Hudson, 1971 ISBN 0-500-20112-9

[6] "The City of London Churches" Betjeman, J. Andover, Pitkin, 1967 (rpnt 1992) ISBN 0-85372-565-9

[harl-7] Chester, J.L., ed. (1883). The Parish Registers of St. Antholin, Budge Row, London, containing the marriages, baptisms and burials from 1538 to 1754, and of St. John Baptist on Wallbrook, London, containing the baptisms and burials from 1682 to 1754. London: Harleian Society.

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churches of which only the tower remains	All Hallows Staining Christ Church, Greyfriars St Alban, Wood Street St Alphage London Wall St Augustine, Watling Street St Dunstan-in-the-East St Martin Orgar St Mary Somerset St Olave, Old Jewry
churches rebuilt after the Great Fire but since demolished	All Hallows Bread Street All Hallows Lombard Street All-Hallows-the-Great St Antholin, Budge Row St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange St Benet Fink St Benet Gracechurch St Christopher le Stocks St Dionis Backchurch St George Botolph Lane St Katherine Coleman St Mary Aldermanbury St Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street St Matthew Friday Street St Michael Bassishaw St Michael, Crooked Lane St Michael Queenhithe St Michael Wood Street St Mildred, Bread Street St Mildred, Poultry St Stephen Coleman Street St Swithin, London Stone
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