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	Christ Church Greyfriars (Christ Church Newgate Street) Greyfriars Passage EC1A 7BA London (City of London) United Kingdom
Denomination:	(in ruins)
Geogr. Coordinates:	51.51588° N, 0.09927° W
Reference year:	1691
Architectural style:	Baroque
Description:	Ruin of an originally three-aisled Baroque church, west tower remaining
Name derivation:	From the Franciscan (“Greyfriars“) monastery, or from nearby Newgate Street

History:

13th cent.:	Construction of a Franciscan abbey church
1326:	New building in the Gothic style (second-largest church in medieval London; begun 1306)
1538:	Dissolution of the monastery
1546:	Institution of a “Christ Church” parish, rededication of the monastery building as “Christ Hospital School”
Sep 1666:	Destruction in the Great Fire of London
1691:	Completion of the reconstruction by Christopher Wren (started 1677)
29/12/1940:	Destruction during World War II
1960:	Rebuilding of the tower (by Lord Mottistone)
1989:	Creation of a garden in the ruined nave, which recalls the former furnishing

Important persons:

Architect:

Seely, John, Lord Mottistone (1899–1963, English architect)
Wren, Christopher (1632–1723, British astronomer and architect)

Dimensions:

Tower Height [m]:

46

Sources

Tucker, Tony: City of London Churches, Guidelines Books, Stoke-on-Trent 2013, pp. 96–97

Wikipedia: Eintrag „Christ Church Greyfriars“ (engl.), 22.06.2017