Plaque

St Dunstan in the East

St Dunstan in the East St Dunstan in the East

Erection date: 21/6/1971

Inscription

The church of St Dunstan in the East stood on this site from ancient times. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt the Church after the Great Fire of 1666 and the only part of his design which survives is the tower. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1817 and destroyed by enemy action in 1941.
This garden was created by the Corporation of London and opened by the Rt Hon the Lord Mayor Sir Peter Studd Kt MA DSc on 21st June 1971.

Site: St Dunstan in the East (1 memorial)

EC3, St Dunstan's Hill

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St Dunstan in the East

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St Dunstan in the East

A church was first built on the site in Saxon times. It was restored by St Du...

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Great Fire of London

Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area...

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World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...

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Sir Christopher Wren

Born East Knoyle, Wiltshire, died London.   Part of one of his churches, St A...

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St Dunstan in the East

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Corporation of the City of London

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Sir Peter Studd

Lord Mayor in 1971. Excelled at cricket in his youth. In 1967, while Studd ...

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