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First recorded in 1210, St Helens is the largest surviving parish church in the City of London, and one of the few churches that survived the Great Fire and the Blitz.

Robert Hooke was buried here but his remains have been lost (see his page for more details).

The distinctive bollard in our photo is thought to be a French cannon, possible captured at the Battle of Trafalgar. For more interesting bollards see Brunswick Theatre.