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Church of All Hallows by the Tower

A Grade I Listed Building in City of London, London

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  • View from south

  • The spire

  • Pulpit

  • View from the altar

  • St. Clare's oratory was the 28 year resting place of Archbishop William Laud after he was beheaded at the tower for treason in 1645. It was moved during the Restoration to St. John's College, Oxford.

  • Altar tomb of Alderman John Croke

  • The Saxon Abbey of Barking founded the church of All Hallows by the Tower in 675 AD. An arch from the original Saxon church remains. Beneath the arch is a Roman pavement, discovered in 1926.

  • The Lady Chapel

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Entry Name: Church of All Hallows by the Tower

Listing Date: 4 January 1950

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1064671

English Heritage Legacy ID: 199494

ID on this website: 101064671

Location: Wapping, City of London, London, EC3R

County: London

District: City and County of the City of London

Electoral Ward/Division: Tower

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of London

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): City of London

Church of England Parish: All Hallows-by-the-Tower

Church of England Diocese: London

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