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Dutch Church, Austin Friars
Dutch Church, Austin Friars — church in City of London, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool Street · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Dutch Church, Austin Friars is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in City of London, UK". Coordinates: 51.5155°, -0.0857°.
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The Dutch Church, Austin Friars (Dutch: Nederlandse Kerk Londen), is a reformed church in the Broad Street Ward, in the City of London. Located on the site of the 13th-century Augustinian friary, the original building granted to Protestant refugees for their church services in 1550 was destroyed during the London Blitz. The present church was built between 1950 and 1954 and is a familiar landmark in the Broad Street Ward.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Dutch Church, Austin Friars (Dutch: Nederlandse Kerk Londen), is a reformed church in the Broad Street Ward, in the City of London. Located on the site of the 13th-century Augustinian friary, the original building granted to Protestant refugees for their church services in 1550 was destroyed during the London Blitz. The present church was built between 1950 and 1954 and is a familiar landmark in the Broad Street Ward. With the founding of the church dating to 1550, it is the oldest Dutch-language Protestant church in the world, and as such is known in The Netherlands as the mother church of all Dutch reformed churches.
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Background
History
Granting Permission to John a Lasco to Set Up a Congregation for European Protestants in London in 1550, attributed to Johann Valentin Haidt (1700–1780)]] ]] from A Topographical and Historical Description of London and Middlesex]] The original church was a monastic priory known as the Austin Friars, London, a contraction of "Augustinian Friars", founded by Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford (d. 1275). The pretender Perkin Warbeck, executed on 23 November 1499 for claiming to be Richard of Shrewsbury, the younger of the Princes in the Tower, is buried in the church. The priory was dissolved in November 1538. The City of London attempted to buy the church of the friary from the Crown in…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5155, -0.0857
- District
- City of London
- Parish
- City of London, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC2N 2HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1550
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool Street — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.dutchchurch.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5317258 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dutch Church, Austin Friars (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Dutch Church, Austin Friars, London.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dutch Church, Austin Friars?
- Dutch Church, Austin Friars is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC2N 2HA), in the parish of City of London, unparished area.
- When was Dutch Church, Austin Friars built?
- Built or established in 1550.
- Is Dutch Church, Austin Friars a listed building?
- Dutch Church, Austin Friars is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Dutch Church, Austin Friars free to visit?
- Yes, Dutch Church, Austin Friars is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dutch Church, Austin Friars?
- The nearest railway station is Liverpool Street, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EC2N 2HA.