St Martin within Ludgate

One of the most striking aspects about St Martin within Ludgate's exterior is its tall, sharp leaded spire, which when seen from the lower part of Fleet Street, is a deliberate foil to the massive rounded dome of St Paul's Cathedral beyond.

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St Bride

St Bride's is warm and welcoming, and one of the most famous and most fascinating historic churches in Central London. St Bride's is known worldwide as the Journalists' Church, offering a spiritual home to all who work in the media. However, our ministry extends to everyone who lives and works within our parish, and to the thousands of visitors who come to us every year.

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St Benet Paul's Wharf

There has been a church on this site, dedicated to St Benet (or Benedict), since the 12th century. Shakespeare refers to it in Twelfth Night: Feste, the Clown asking Duke Orsino to add a third to the two coins he is offering reminds him: '...the bells of St Bennet, sir, may put you in mind 'one, two, three'. In the 16th century, both Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey may have received the last rites at St Benet on their way to execution at the Tower.