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	All Hallows London Wall 83 London Wall EC2M 5ND London (City of London) United Kingdom
Denomination:	Anglican
Congregation:	City Gates Church (Diocese of London, Archdeaconry of London, The City)
Geogr. Coordinates:	51.51663° N, 0.0841° W
Reference year:	1767
Architectural style:	Neo-classical
Building type:	Single-nave church
Description:	Neo-classical single-nave church with west tower
Name derivation:	From the Roman and medieval city wall under the northern wall


Building material	Brick, tower of Portland Stone


Organ	Organ case c. 1880 (originally for Manor House, Highbury), organ built by Noel Mander (1962)
Noteworthy	Chandelier by Lukyn Betts (1766; second chandelier copy from 1995/96)

History:

1130:	Construction of the precursor church
1767:	Completion of the new building (begun in 1765, architect George Dance the Younger)
Late 19th cent.:	Renovation
1962:	Completion of the three-year restoration period after severe bomb damage during World War II (architect David Nye)

Important persons:

Architect:

Dance, George, the Younger (1741–1825, English architect)
Nye, David Evelyn (1906–1986, English architect)

Sources

Betjeman, John: City of London Churches, Pitkin Guides, Stroud 1993, p. 6

Bradley, Simon, Nikolaus Pevsner: London: The City Churches, Yale University Press, New Haven/London 2002, pp. 51–53

Millar, Stephen: London’s City Churches, Metro Publications, London 2013, pp. 23–25