St Margaret, New Fish Street [1] | |
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Location | The Monument, City of London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Anglican |
History | |
Founded | 10th century |
Architecture | |
Demolished | 1666 |
St Margaret, New Fish Street, was a parish church in the City of London.
The Mortality Bill for the year 1665, published by the Parish Clerks' Company, shows 97 parishes within the City of London.[2] By September 6 the city lay in ruins, 86 churches having been destroyed in the Great Fire of London.[3] The Rebuilding of London Act 1670 was passed and a committee set up under the stewardship of Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt.[4] Fifty-one were chosen, but St Margaret New Fish Street where the Monument now stands[5] in Bridge ward was one of the minority never to be rebuilt.[6]
Variously called St Margaret Bridge Street and St Margaret Fish Street Hill,[7] it received many gifts from the pilgrims who passed it on the way to and from London Bridge.[8]
Following the fire it was united to St Magnus-the-Martyr.[9]