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In 1817 it was found that the weight of the nave roof had thrust the walls seven inches out of the perpendicular. It was decided to rebuild the church from the level of the arches, but the state of the structure proved so bad that the whole building was taken down. It was rebuilt to a design in the
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of 1941. Wren's tower and steeple survived the bombs' impact. Of the rest of the church only the north and south walls remained. In the re-organisation of the Anglican Church in London following the War it was decided not to rebuild St Dunstan's, and in 1967 the
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decided to turn the ruins of the church into a public garden, which opened in 1971. A lawn and trees were planted in the ruins, with a low fountain in the middle of the nave. The tower now houses the All Hallows House Foundation.
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nave vault, it was 115 feet long and 65 feet wide and could accommodate between six and seven hundred people. The cost of the work was £36,000. Wren's tower was retained in the new building.
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in 1666. Rather than being completely rebuilt, the damaged church was patched up between 1668 and 1671. A steeple was added in 1695–1701 to the designs of
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The church was originally built in about 1100. A new south aisle was added in 1391 and the church was repaired in 1631 at a cost of more than £2,400.
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1a. All Hallows by the Tower & St Dunstan in the East parish boundary mark - see lostlcp.com for details
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Chronicles of a City Church, an account of the parish church of St. Dunstan in the East
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Chronicles of a City Church, an account of the parish church of St. Dunstan in the East
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along St Dunstan's Hill and Great Tower Street. The ruin was designated a
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and occasional open-air services are held in the church, such as on
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List of churches rebuilt after the Great Fire but since demolished
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Churches in the City of London, of which only the tower remains
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and the ruins are now a public garden maintained by the
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St. Dunstan's-in-the-East

EC3
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Church of England
Official City of London page
Architect(s)
Christopher Wren
David Laing
Church of England parish church
London Bridge
Tower of London
City of London
Second World War
City of London Corporation

Great Fire of London
Sir Christopher Wren
St Nicholas in Newcastle
Grinling Gibbons
Father Smith
abbey
St Albans
David Laing
William Tite
Portland stone
lierne
the Blitz
City of London Corporation

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