Church of St Mary Woolnoth, King William Street, City of London EC3 - City of London

This square-plan church was built between 1716 and 1727 by Nicholas Hawksmoor on a tight site between Lombard Street and King William Street. In 1875-6 William Butterfield raised the chancel floor and removed the galleries, setting the carved fronts against the walls. The church is dominated by a baroque tower: this has settlement cracks which are currently being monitored. Elsewhere asphalt roofing needs to be repaired. In 2020 Historic England awarded a Covid-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund grant for investigations and a costed dilapidations report to inform a repairs programme.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

CHURCH OF ST MARY WOOLNOTH

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade I

List Entry Number:

1064620

Local Planning Authority:

City of London

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Church

Location

Building Name:

Church of St Mary Woolnoth

Street Name:

King William Street

Locality:

City of London

County:

Greater London

District / Borough:

City of London

Parliamentary Constituency:

Cities of London and Westminster

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Place of worship

Condition:

Poor

Priority:

C - Slow decay; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

C

Ownership:

Religious organisation

Designation:

Listed Place of Worship grade I, CA