Bona Ventura

City of London · London

St Mary Woolnoth

Place of worshipLocals' pick

Nicholas Hawksmoor's church at Bank junction (1716-1727), one of the Queen Anne churches. John Newton, the evangelical, anti-slavery campaigner and hymn writer, was its incumbent from 1780 to 1807; a memorial plaque to him and his wife is inside.

Address
Lombard Street, London EC3V 9AN (at Bank junction)
Hours
Mon-Fri from 08:00 (house of prayer); Thu 13:00 lunch service; Sun 10:00 service (Imprint Church, 2026)
Best time to go
Morning · About 15 min
Price
Free
Price level
£

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Good to know

  • When Bank station was built, the railway company kept the church and dug the lift and stair shafts directly beneath its floor
  • T. S. Eliot mentions the church in The Waste Land (1922)

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