- St Mary Abchurch
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name = St. Mary Abchurch
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caption = The tower and leaded spire of St. Mary Abchurch
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architect =Christopher Wren
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constructed_date = 1681-1687
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address =Cannon Street ,City of London
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website =St Mary Abchurch is a
Church of England church onCannon Street in theCity of London . It was built byChristopher Wren 1681–7 with a 4 storey, 51ft high tower, a leaded spire [ "London:the City Churches” Pevsner,N/Bradley,S New Haven, Yale, 1998 ISBN 0300096550] and a red brick exterior with stone dressings and tower with leaded spire [The City of London Churches Betjeman, J Andover, Pikin, 1967 ISBN 0853721122] . William Snow painted the dome's interior ["The Visitors Guide to the City of London Churches" Tucker,T: London, Friends of the City Churches, 2006 ISBN 0955394503] depicting worship in heaven,William Grey made the pulpit, and the door cases, a font cover, rails and Royal Arms are byWilliam Emmett . Its grand altar-piece is by Grinling Gibbons ["The Old Churches of London" Cobb,G: London, Batsford, 1942] . and, although it suffered war damage in the Blitz, it was restored by Godfrey Allen. Also to be seen there are original highbox pew s on three sides of the church. The church's medieval predecessor was destroyed in theGreat Fire of London in 1666.Note
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