Title
St Ethelburga's Church, Bishopsgate, City of London, c1905 (1906). Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of London.
Caption
St Ethelburga's Church, Bishopsgate, City of London, c1905 (1906). St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a Church of England church in the City of London. It is dedicated to St Ethelburga, a 7th-century abbess of Barking. It was first recorded in 1250 as the church of St Adelburga-the-Virgin. The church was rebuilt in the 15th century, the square bell turret was added in 1775 and a weathervane was added in 1671. The church underwent major changes in 1932. The pictured shops were demolished and the porch dismantled, revealing the façade of the church for the first time in centuries. It suffered modest bomb damage during the Blitz of the Second World War but was restored in 1953. In 1993 over half of the church was destroyed by an IRA bomb. From Medieval London, Vol. II - Ecclesiastical by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1906].
The Print Collector collection
Date
1906
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19C76_002
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
73,3Mb (4,3Mb) / 12,9in x 22,1in / 3869 x 6624 (300dpi)