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The church stood on the corner of Cheapside and Wood
Street, and was destroyed in the Great Fire. The parish
extended the tiny churchyard, and site of the church
itself was built on. The two single-storey 17th Century
shops on the Cheapside frontage were a delightful and
often-photographed survival until they in turn were
destroyed in the fire storm of December 29th 1940,
although the modern replacements replicate their position
and size, almost absurdly small now in comparison with
their bullish neighbours. The parish was consolidated
with that of St Vedast alias Foster, and this little
churchyard continued in use until the 1850s. In 1712, the
churchwardens John Bradford and Richard Garbrar put up
new railings, to which they added a plaque of the former
parish's patron Saint, their names and the date on the
back.The great tree at the
centre dates from the end of the 17th Century, and its
survival in the Blitz was taken as a symbol of London's
resilience. The churchyard is now a garden, and it is
open every day.
Simon Knott, April 2016
location: Wood Street EC2 - 2/056
status: churchyard only
access: open seven days a week
  
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