St Mary-le-Bow, London

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Anglican church Church of England church listed building parish church

St Mary-le-Bow in London is a historic Church of England building in the City of London, famed for its Bow Bells and its post-Great Fire reconstruction by Sir Christopher Wren.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church → Church of England church → listed building → parish church →
address	Cheapside, City of London →
architect	Sir Christopher Wren →
architecturalStyle	Baroque →
associatedWith	Cockney identity →
churchmanship	Anglo-Catholic →
country	United Kingdom →
culturalSignificance	traditional definition that a true Cockney is born within earshot of Bow Bells →
damagedIn	Second World War →
dedicatedTo	Saint Mary →
denomination	Church of England →
destroyedIn	Great Fire of London →
diocese	Diocese of London →
famousFor	Bow Bells → being one of the historic City churches rebuilt by Wren →
governingBody	Parochial Church Council of St Mary-le-Bow →
hasBells	peal of twelve bells →
hasFeature	Bow Bells →
hasOrgan	pipe organ →
hasSpire	yes →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed →
heritageDesignationDate	4 January 1950 →
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building →
languageOfServices	English →
locatedIn	City of London → England → London → United Kingdom →
near	Bank of England → Mansion House, London →
notableFor	distinctive Baroque steeple →
onStreet	Cheapside →
parish	St Mary-le-Bow with St Pancras, Soper Lane →
province	Province of Canterbury →
rebuiltAfter	Great Fire of London →
reconstructionEnd	1680 →
reconstructionStart	1670 →
religion	Anglicanism →
restored	post-World War II →
towerHeight	68 metres →
tradition	English Baroque architecture →
uses	civic services → concerts → parish worship →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christopher Wren →	designed
English Baroque →	notableWork