St Leonard, Eastcheap: Difference between revisions

A former [[church]] in the [[City of London]].<br>The Mortality Bill for the year 1665, published by the ''Parish Clerk’s Company'', shows 97 parishes within the [[City of London]].<ref> "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 </ref> By September 6th the city lay in ruins, 86 churches having been destroyed.<ref> The "Churches of the City of London" Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922</ref> In 1670 a Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under the stewardship of [[Christopher Wren|Sir Christopher Wren]] to decide which would be rebuilt.<ref> "Wren" Whinney,M London Thames & Hudson, 1971 ISBN 0500201129</ref> Fifty-one were chosen, but '''St Leonard, Eastcheap''' in [[Cheapside]] <ref>At the junction of Cheapside and Fish Street Hill “Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations” Pearce,C.W.: London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd, 1909</ref> within [[Bridge (ward)|Bridge Ward]] was one of the unlucky minority never to be rebuilt.<ref> "The City of London Churches" Betjeman, J. Andover, Pitkin, 1967 (rpnt 1992) ISBN 0853725659 </ref>. Originally built by one William Melker<ref>”Churches of the City of London”, Huelin,G London,Guildhall Library Publications, 1996ISBN 0900422424</ref> it was substantially renovated in 1618<ref> "Local Administrative Units- Southern England" Youngs, F: London: Royal Historical Society, 1979 ISBN 0050181453</ref>. Following the fire it was united to [[St Benet Gracechurch]] <ref>"A Dictionary of London" Harben,H: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1918</ref> and partial records still survive at [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]]<ref>[http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/city-ch.html Genealogical Web-Site]</ref>.▼