First recorded in the 12th century. Destroyed in the Great Fire it was rebuilt by Wren. The body was demolished in 1871 and only the tower remains.
2018: A 'screaming' keystone on this building was brought to our attention by City of London guide, Ian McDowell, posting at Londonist.
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St Mary Somerset church
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Vicar of St Mary Abbots, Kensington in 1894. Bishop of Peterborough 1896 - 1916.
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