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	City Temple Holborn Viaduct EC1A 2DE London (City of London) United Kingdom
Denomination:	Reformed
Congregation:	City Temple (United Reformed Church)
Geogr. Coordinates:	51.51729° N, 0.10607° W
Reference year:	1874
Building type:	Single-nave church
Description:	Modern single-nave church with neo-classical façade


Building material	Façade of Bath Stone

History:

1640:	Foundation of a puritan congregation in London
1874:	Church built by Lockwood and Mawson
1941:	Destroyed during World War II
1958:	Completion of the reconstruction by Lord Mottistone (begun in 1955; introduction of a concrete structure between the street façade with its tower and the last bay of the original building)

Important persons:

Architect:

Seely, John, Lord Mottistone (1899–1963, English architect)

Dimensions:

Number of Seats:

2.5

Sources

Kenyon, Nicholas (Hg.): The City of London – Architectural Tradition & Innovation in the Square Mile, Thames & Hudson, London 2012, p. 37

Millar, Stephen: London’s City Churches, Metro Publications, London 2013, p. 180

Tucker, Tony: City of London Churches, Guidelines Books, Stoke-on-Trent 2013, p. 106