Andrew on S. Mary-le-Bow

S. Mary-le-Bow, London (Andrew Hartman)

· St. Mary-le-Bow
o History
§ Records indicate church had be previously destroyed in 1091 by tornado
· One of the first recorded and worst tornadoes of Great Britain
· Archeological evidence indicates it existed long before then
§ Destroyed again in 1666 by the Great Fire of London.
· Rebuilt in 1680 by Christopher Wren in the Baroque style
o Best known for St. Paul’s Cathedral
§ Finished in 1710
o Believed St. Mary-le-Bow was second only to St. Paul’s
· Masonry by Thomas Cartwright
§ Destroyed again in 1941 by German bombing during The Blitz
· Rebuilt in 1956
o Novelty
§ 12 Bells
· Prominent part in Dick Wittington and His Cat
· Nursery rhyme “Oranges and Lemons”
· According to tradition, a true Cockney Londoner must be born within earshot of the sound

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