St Margaret, New Fish Street
Church in City of London, England
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St Margaret, New Fish Street, was a parish church in the City of London.
| St Margaret, New Fish Street [1] | |
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Current photo of site | |
 St Margaret, New Fish Street [2] | |
| Location | The Monument, City of London |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Founded | 10th century |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1666 |
The Mortality Bill for the year 1665, published by the Parish Clerks' Company, shows 97 parishes within the City of London.[3] By September 6 the city lay in ruins due to the Great Fire of London, with 86 churches, including St Margaret, destroyed.[4] The Rebuilding of London Act 1670 was passed and a committee set up under the stewardship of Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt.[5] Fifty-one were chosen, but St Margaret New Fish Street where the Monument now stands[6] in Bridge ward was one of the minority never to be rebuilt.[7]
Variously called St Margaret Bridge Street and St Margaret Fish Street Hill,[8] it received many gifts from the pilgrims who passed it on the way to and from London Bridge.[9]
Following the fire, it was united to St Magnus-the-Martyr.[10]
