Church of St Mary Woolnoth, King William Street, City of London EC3 - City of London
This square-plan church was built between 1716 and 1727 by Nicholas Hawksmoor on a tight site between Lombard Street and King William Street. In 1875-6 William Butterfield raised the chancel floor and removed the galleries, setting the carved fronts against the walls. The church is dominated by a baroque tower: this has settlement cracks which are currently being monitored. Elsewhere asphalt roofing needs to be repaired. In 2020 Historic England awarded a Covid-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund grant for investigations and a costed dilapidations report to inform a repairs programme.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY WOOLNOTH
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building grade I
- List Entry Number:
- 1064620
- Local Planning Authority:
- City of London
- Site Type:
- Religious ritual and funerary > Church
Location
- Building Name:
- Church of St Mary Woolnoth
- Street Name:
- King William Street
- Locality:
- City of London
- County:
- Greater London
- District / Borough:
- City of London
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Region:
- London and South East
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Place of worship
- Condition:
- Poor
- Priority:
- C - Slow decay; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- C
- Ownership:
- Religious organisation
- Designation:
- Listed Place of Worship grade I, CA
Contact Details
Ian Harper 020 7973 3786
