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[[File:Londonbridge1900.jpg|thumb|left|London Bridge and St Magnus the Martyr circa 1900]]
During the second half of the 19th century the rectors were Alexander McCaul (1799–1863, Rector 1850–63), who coined the term "Judaeo Christian" in a letter dated 17 October 1821,<ref>''Extract of a Letter From Mr. M'Caul'' in ''The Jewish Expositor, and Friend of Israel'' (Volume V, page 478) [https://books.google.com/books?id=dSYbAAAAYAAJ&dq=Extract+of+a+Letter+From+Mr.+M%27Caul+October+1821&pg=RA1-PA476 The Jewish Expositor] "... there is but one way to bring about the object of the Society, that is by erecting a Judaeo Christian community, a city of refuge, where all who wish to be baptized could be supplied with the means of earning their bread."</ref> and his son Alexander Israel McCaul (1835–1899, curate 1859–63, rector 1863–99). Another son, Joseph Benjamin McCaul (1827–92) served as curate from 1851 to 1854. The Revd [[Alexander McCaul]] Sr<ref>A scholarship bearing McCaul's name is still awarded by KingsKing's College, London [http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/trs/study/funding/mccaul.aspx McCaul Scholarship]</ref> was a Christian missionary to the Polish Jews, who (having declined an offer to become the first Anglican bishop in Jerusalem)<ref>'The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume VIII: Tract 90 and the Jerusalem Bishopric', Gerard Tracey (ed.), p.291: Oxford, 1999, {{ISBN|978-0199204038}}. See [https://books.google.com/books?id=BEDC_E550mYC&dq=professor+Alexander+McCaul+kings+college&pg=PA291 Newman Letters and Diaries]</ref> was appointed professor of Hebrew and rabbinical literature at [[King's College, London]] in 1841. His daughter, [[Elizabeth Anne Finn|Elizabeth Finn]] (1825–1921), a noted linguist, was the wife of James Finn, the British Consul in Jerusalem from 1846 to 1863. She founded a number of organizations including the Jerusalem Literary Society, which was the forerunner to the Palestine Exploration Fund, the Society for the Relief of Persecuted Jews (Syrian Colonization Fund) and the Distressed Gentlefolk Aid Association (now known as [[Elizabeth Finn Care]]).<ref>''Elizabeth Finn Care: Our History'' at [http://www.elizabethfinncare.org.uk/Our_History Elizabeth Finn Care] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505184709/http://www.elizabethfinncare.org.uk/Our_History |date=5 May 2011 }}</ref> Both McCaul and his daughter worked closely with Lord Shaftesbury.<ref>See for example a letter to The Times, 27 April 1939; p. 12; Issue 48290 from Constance Finn referring to correspondence from Lord Shaftesbury to McCaul in 1841 regarding Lord Palmerston's instructions to the Consulate at Jerusalem to give protection to any Jews there who might require it.</ref>
In 1890 it was reported that the Bishop of London was to hold an inquiry as to the desirability of uniting the benefices of [[St George Botolph Lane]] and St Magnus. The expectation was a fusion of the two livings, the demolition of St George’s and the pensioning of "William Gladstone’s favourite Canon", [[Malcolm MacColl]]. Although services ceased there, St George’s was not demolished until 1904. The parish was then merged with St Mary at Hill rather than St Magnus.<ref>''The Quebec Saturday Budget'', 2 August 1890</ref>
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