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	St Olave Jewry St Olaves Court EC2V 8EX London (City of London) United Kingdom
Denomination:	(remains)
Geogr. Coordinates:	51.51447° N, 0.0913° W
Reference year:	1679
Architectural style:	Neo-classical
Description:	Former neo-classical church, tower with doric porticus remaining.
Name derivation:	From St Olaf and the location in the former Jewish quarter of London

History:

9th cent.:	Precursor church (9th–11th cent.; partially from reused Roman bricks)
Sep 1666:	Destruction in the Great Fire of London
1679:	Reconstruction by Christopher Wren completed (begun 1671)
1892:	Demolition except for the remaining tower, thereafter private property (currently used as office building)

Important persons:

Patron:

Olaf II Haraldsson (995–1030, King of Norway, martyr)

Sources

Bradley, Simon, Nikolaus Pevsner: London: The City Churches, Yale University Press, New Haven/London 2002, p. 122