St Olave, Hart Street | |
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Location | London, EC3 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | http://www.saintolave.com |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
Style | Perpendicular Gothic |
Years built | 1450 |
Specifications | |
Bells | 8 – Hung for full circle ringing |
Administration | |
Diocese | London |
Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of London |
Deanery | City of London Deanery |
Parish | St Olave Hart Street |
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, is a Church of England church in the City of London, located on the corner of Hart Street and Seething Lane near Fenchurch Street railway station.
John Betjeman described St Olave's as "a country church in the world of Seething Lane."[1] The church is one of the smallest in the city and is one of only a handful of medieval City churches that escaped the Great Fire of London in 1666.[2] In addition to being a local parish church, St Olave's is the Ward Church of the Tower Ward of the City of London.[3]