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==History==
==History==
St Mary Bothaw was described by [[John Stow|Stow]] as a “proper church".<ref>"A Survey of London, Vol I" Stow,J p446 : Originally 1598- this edn,London, A.Fullarton & Co,1890</ref> The dedication is generally derived from "boat-haw", meaning "boat house".<ref name=white>{{cite book |last1=White |first1=J.G. |title= The Churches and Chapels of Old London |url=http://archive.org/details/churcheschapelso00whituoft |accessdate= |year= 1901 |page=116 }}</ref>It was one of the 13 "peculiars" within the [[City of London|City]] under the [[patronage]] of the dean and chapter of [[Canterbury Cathedral]].<ref name=huelin>{{cite book|last=Huelin|first=G.|title= Vanished Churches of the City of London|location=London|publisher=Guildhall Library Publications|year=1996|isbn=0900422424}}</ref> Although small it contained the tomb of [[Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone]], first [[Lord Mayor of London]].<ref name=huelin/>
St Mary Bothaw was described by [[John Stow|Stow]] as a “proper church".<ref>"A Survey of London, Vol I" Stow,J p446 : Originally 1598- this edn,London, A.Fullarton & Co,1890</ref> The dedication is generally derived from "boat-haw", meaning "boat house".<ref name=white>{{cite book |last1=White |first1=J.G. |title= The Churches and Chapels of Old London |url=http://archive.org/details/churcheschapelso00whituoft |accessdate= |year= 1901 |page=116 }}</ref>It was one of the 13 "peculiars" within the [[City of London|City]] under the [[patronage]] of the dean and chapter of [[Canterbury Cathedral]].<ref name=huelin>{{cite book|last=Huelin|first=G.|title= Vanished Churches of the City of London|location=London|publisher=Guildhall Library Publications|year=1996|isbn=0-900422-42-4}}</ref> Although small it contained the tomb of [[Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone]], first [[Lord Mayor of London]].<ref name=huelin/>


Following the destruction of the majority of parish churches in the City by the Great Fire, the Rebuilding Act was passed in 1670 and a committee set up under Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt <ref>{{cite book |last1=Whinney|first1= Margaret |title=Wren |url= |year=1971 |publisher=Thames and Hudson |location=London |isbn=0-500-20112-9}}</ref> Fifty-one were chosen, but St Mary Bothaw was not amongst them.<ref name=betj/> Instead the parish was united to that of [[St Swithin, London Stone]], and some of the materials from St Mary's were used to rebuild that church. <ref>{{cite book|title=The ancient records and antiquities of the parishes of St. Swithin, London Stone, and St. Mary Bothaw|last=White |first=JG|location= London|publisher=London & Middlesex Archaeological Society|year=1910}}</ref> The site was retained as a churchyard until the Cannon Street Railway Station was built over it in the nineteenth century.<ref name=white/>
Following the destruction of the majority of parish churches in the City by the Great Fire, the Rebuilding Act was passed in 1670 and a committee set up under Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt <ref>{{cite book |last1=Whinney|first1= Margaret |title=Wren |url= |year=1971 |publisher=Thames and Hudson |location=London |isbn=0-500-20112-9}}</ref> Fifty-one were chosen, but St Mary Bothaw was not amongst them.<ref name=betj/> Instead the parish was united to that of [[St Swithin, London Stone]], and some of the materials from St Mary's were used to rebuild that church. <ref>{{cite book|title=The ancient records and antiquities of the parishes of St. Swithin, London Stone, and St. Mary Bothaw|last=White |first=JG|location= London|publisher=London & Middlesex Archaeological Society|year=1910}}</ref> The site was retained as a churchyard until the Cannon Street Railway Station was built over it in the nineteenth century.<ref name=white/>

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St Mary Bothaw
Current photo of site
Map
AddressCorner of Cannon Street and Dowgate Hill London
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationAnglican, originally Roman Catholic

St Mary Bothaw was a parish church in the City of London also referred to as "Saint Mary Boatehaw by the Erber",[1] which stood on the south side of Cannon Street.[2] in Dowgate Ward.[3] It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.

History

St Mary Bothaw was described by Stow as a “proper church".[4] The dedication is generally derived from "boat-haw", meaning "boat house".[5]It was one of the 13 "peculiars" within the City under the patronage of the dean and chapter of Canterbury Cathedral.[6] Although small it contained the tomb of Henry Fitz-Ailwin de Londonestone, first Lord Mayor of London.[6]

Following the destruction of the majority of parish churches in the City by the Great Fire, the Rebuilding Act was passed in 1670 and a committee set up under Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt [7] Fifty-one were chosen, but St Mary Bothaw was not amongst them.[3] Instead the parish was united to that of St Swithin, London Stone, and some of the materials from St Mary's were used to rebuild that church. [8] The site was retained as a churchyard until the Cannon Street Railway Station was built over it in the nineteenth century.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hibbert,C;Weinreb,D;Keay,J (1983 (rev 1993,2008)). "The London Encyclopaedia". London: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Pearce, C.W. (1909). Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations. London: Winthrop Rogers.
  3. ^ a b {{|cite book|title=The City of London Churches|last=Betjeman|first=John|location= Andover|publisher=Pitkin|year=1967 (rpnt 1992)|isbn=0-85372-565-9}}
  4. ^ "A Survey of London, Vol I" Stow,J p446 : Originally 1598- this edn,London, A.Fullarton & Co,1890
  5. ^ a b White, J.G. (1901). The Churches and Chapels of Old London. p. 116.
  6. ^ a b Huelin, G. (1996). Vanished Churches of the City of London. London: Guildhall Library Publications. ISBN 0-900422-42-4.
  7. ^ Whinney, Margaret (1971). Wren. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0-500-20112-9.
  8. ^ White, JG (1910). The ancient records and antiquities of the parishes of St. Swithin, London Stone, and St. Mary Bothaw. London: London & Middlesex Archaeological Society.

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