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St Mary Aldermary

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St Mary Aldermary Church
St Mary Aldermary Church

The Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary (or St Mary Elder Mary) is an Anglican church located in Watling Street at the junction with Bow Lane, in the City of London. Of medieval origin, it was rebuilt from 1510. Badly damaged in the Great Fire of London in 1666, it was rebuilt once more, this time by Sir Christopher Wren; unlike the vast majority of Wren's City churches, St Mary Aldermary is in the Gothic style.

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St Mary Aldermary
Watling Street, City of London

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