If you happen to don’t thoughts peering by means of gaps in fences, now’s a extremely good time to see the 14th-century tower of All Hallows Staining church.
Sitting subsequent to Fenchurch Avenue station, All Hallows Staining was a church relationship to across the twelfth century and so known as as a result of, at a time when church buildings have been constituted of wooden, this church was constituted of stone (staining).
The church survived the Nice Hearth of London (all that stone helps), however collapsed only a few years later, in all probability as a result of too many burials had weakened the foundations (all that stone was heavy) and rebuilt in 1674, once more in stone, however all church buildings have been by then.
Nevertheless, the shrinking inhabitants within the Metropolis noticed its parish merged with close by St Olave Hart Avenue in 1870, and the majority of the church was demolished, leaving simply the unique 14th-century tower standing.
The church tower used to face exterior the entrance entrance of Clothworkers’ Corridor, however many of the space across the tower was broken and cleared throughout WWII, and a Fifties cluster of workplace blocks, in addition to a substitute church corridor, have been constructed. That meant you can see the tower, nevertheless it was considerably sealed off and surrounded by Fifties towers.
Now, all that’s been swept away — to get replaced quickly by a brand new tower block.
Nevertheless, at this very second, the entire block of land has been cleared right down to avenue stage, leaving the traditional church tower standing alone, an island of stone among the many concrete.
You do want to see by means of a couple of gaps within the fences in locations, or, ahem, possibly stand on the planters across the southern aspect to get an excellent look.
Surrounded by fashionable towers, now you can see a tower that was as soon as so distinctive that its stone development gave a reputation to the church it stood subsequent to — All Hallows Staining – the Stone Church of All Hallows.
You may see the church tower subsequent to Fenchurch Avenue station.
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