All Hallows-by-the-Tower

All Hallows-by-the-Tower
All Hallows-by-the-Tower in 2020
Map
51°30′34″N 0°04′46″W / 51.5094°N 0.0794°W / 51.5094; -0.0794
OS grid referenceTQ 33385 80687
LocationByward Street
London, EC3
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipModern Catholic
Websitewww.ahbtt.org.uk
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed building
Administration
DioceseDiocese of London
Clergy
Vicar(s)Katherine Hedderly
Assistant priest(s)Sophia Acland

All Hallows-by-the-Tower, at one time dedicated jointly to All Hallows (All Saints) and the Virgin Mary and sometimes known as All Hallows Barking,[1][2] is an Early Medieval Anglican church on Byward Street in the City of London, England, overlooking the Tower of London.

According to the church website and other sources it is "the oldest church in the City of London" and was founded in AD 675,[3][4] although recent research has questioned these claims.[5][6] The church survived the Great Fire of London in 1666, but was badly damaged during the Blitz in World War II. Following extensive reconstruction, it was rededicated in 1957. From 1922 until 1962 the vicar was Tubby Clayton, and the church is still the guild church of Toc H, the international Christian organisation that he founded.

  1. ^ Harben, Henry A. (1918). A Dictionary of London. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. p. 13.
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  3. ^ "All Hallows by the Tower: History". All Hallows by the Tower. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973). The Buildings of England: London I: The Cities of London and Westminster (3rd ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 33, 142–3. ISBN 014-071011-6.
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