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Key Image St Mary Somerset
Upper Thames Street
EC4V London (City of London)
United Kingdom
Denomination: (remains)
Geogr. Coordinates: 51.51144° N, 0.09703° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1694
Description: Isolated square church tower
Name derivation: From St Mary, the mother of Jesus
History:
1150:   First recorded predecessor building
1694:   Completion of the church after a nine year construction period
1871:   Demolition of the curch except for the tower
Important persons:
Architect:  Wren, Christopher (1632–1723, British astronomer and architect)
Patron:  Mary (c. 22 BCE – c. 48 CE, mother of Jesus [featured article])
Sources
Bradley, Simon, Nikolaus Pevsner: London: The City Churches, Yale University Press, New Haven/London 2002, p. 113
Tucker, Tony: City of London Churches, Guidelines Books, Stoke-on-Trent 2013, pp. 104–105
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