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Key Image St Dunstan-in-the-West
186a Fleet Street
EC4A 2HR London (City of London)
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Geogr. Coordinates: 51.51421° N, 0.11018° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1833
Architectural style: Gothic Revival
Building type: Central plan
Description: Octogonal church of the Gothic Revival, oriented towards north; square south tower with octagonal lantern.
Name derivation: Western one of the two churches in the City of London, which are named after St Dunstan
Building material
  • Ketton limestone
Noteworthy
  • Romanian-orthodox iconostasis (built in 1860 for a monastery in Bucharest; erected in this church in 1966)
History:
1170:   Construction of the precursor church
1830:   Demolition due to enlargement of the street
27/07/1831:   Grundsteinlegung und Bau der heutigen Kirche durch John Shaw Sr & Jr
31/01/1833:   Completion of the current church (architects John Shaw Sr & Jr)
1950:   Repair of war damage
1965:   Church is being used by several congregations (mainly Anglican and Romanian-orthodox)
Important persons:
Patron:  Dunstan of Canterbury (909–988, archbishop of Canterbury)
Sources
Kenyon, Nicholas (Hg.): The City of London – Architectural Tradition & Innovation in the Square Mile, Thames & Hudson, London 2012
St Dunstan in the West: Kirchenführer „St Dunstan in the West“
Tucker, Tony: City of London Churches, Guidelines Books, Stoke-on-Trent 2013, pp. 44–45
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