All Hallows by the Tower (Oldest church in London)

Datesback to the Saxon-era 675AD. One of the church doors is from the 7th Century. It was previously Barking Abbey. People beheaded at the Tower of London were sometimes buried here, including Thomas More in 1535. It survived the Great Fire of London and was famously where Pepys watched it from to record his famous diary entry, however the church but was badly damaged in WW2 and has had some careful restoration.

Very interesting site with a couple of old pictures at
www.ourpasthistory.com/England/all-hallows-by-the-tower

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richardr says:

Nice shot.

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johngiovanni1 says:

Beautiful architecture. Great history. Nice capture.
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KizzieFK says:

Nice shot. I'm going to use it to illustrate my post on Londonist.com today. Thanks! :)
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louisa_catlover says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Anglican, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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