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Smithfield / City of London · London

St Bartholomew-the-Great

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A medieval church in Smithfield, founded in 1123 by Rahere as an Augustinian priory. It adjoins St Bartholomew's Hospital, founded at the same time, and is still a working parish church.

Address
West Smithfield, London EC1A 9DS (no street number in sources)
Hours
not verified
Best time to go
Morning · About 45 min
Price
Price not verified
Price level
£
Free entry
Free for everyone

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Good to know

  • Enter through the half-timbered Tudor frontage on West Smithfield, built on top of a 13th-century stone archway
  • The church was the setting for the fourth wedding in Four Weddings and a Funeral
  • Benjamin Franklin worked as a printer for a year in what is now the Lady chapel

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