St Mary Aldermanbury

St Mary, the Virgin, Aldermanbury was established in the early 12th century and first mentioned in 1181. The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and was rebuilt in Portland stone by Christopher Wren. In the 1830s, the notable missionary William Jowett was a lecturer at the church. On 29 December 1940, during the Blitz, the church was again destroyed by fire, together with seven other City of London churches. The gutted walls were left in place for lack of restoration funds after the war. The chief mason, Eris Lytle, said he needed to learn Renaissance craft techniques for the project. the monuments are separately listed.