First mentioned in 1185 and rebuilt in 1441, the current church by Wren was completed in 1692; the tower by Robert Hooke was finished in 1700.
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Among the wealth of fine Wren era woodwork made for St Margaret's are the high altar reredos, the pulpit and the baptismal font.
Pieces brought here in the 19th century from other Wren churches then being demolished include the magnificent choir screen (1683-84) from All Hallows the Great, one of only two such screens to have survived; the tester above the pulpit is from the same church.
The finely carved font and the reredos in the south chapel (both thought to be by Grinling Gibbons) were brought here from St Olave Jewry. Colourful paintings of Moses and Aaron on either side of the high altar are from St Christopher le Stocks.
The church miraculously escaped serious damage in World War II.
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The Dutch Church is a reformed church on the site of the 13th century Augustinian friary, the original building granted to Protestant refugees for their church services in 1550 was destroyed during the London Blitz.
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On Easter Day 1727 St Mary Woolnoth of the nativity was reopened after it’s rebuilding by Nicholas Hawksmoor, which took 12 years and was paid for from the proceeds of the tax on sea borne coal.
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Nothing prepares you, as you climb the 13 steps up to St Stephen for the majestic space within, the dome is Wren's finest and based on his original design for St Paul's.
