St Ann Blackfriars
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St Ann Blackfriars was a London church of the seventeenth century, situated in the ward of Farringdon Within
in Church Entry, Carter Lane. It was near the Blackfriars Theatre
, a fact which displeased its congregation. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London
of 1666.
Today, tiny parts of the churchyard are visible at Ireland Yard.
, by public subscription. It became a Puritan stronghold, associated for 45 years with William Gouge
, and a place thoughtful Londoners made a point of visiting. Fifty-one churches were chosen to be reconstructed, but Blackfriars was in the minority never to be rebuilt, and its parish was merged into that of St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe
.
Farringdon Within
Farringdon Within is a ward in the City of London, England.The ward covers an area from Blackfriars, in the south, to Barbican station, in the north....
in Church Entry, Carter Lane. It was near the Blackfriars Theatre
Blackfriars Theatre
Blackfriars Theatre was the name of a theatre in the Blackfriars district of the City of London during the Renaissance. The theatre began as a venue for child actors associated with the Queen's chapel choirs; in this function, the theatre hosted some of the most innovative drama of Elizabeth and...
, a fact which displeased its congregation. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London
Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...
of 1666.
Today, tiny parts of the churchyard are visible at Ireland Yard.
History
It was a comparatively new church, consecrated in 1597, and had been rebuilt from ruins left by the dissolution of the monasteriesDissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
, by public subscription. It became a Puritan stronghold, associated for 45 years with William Gouge
William Gouge
William Gouge was an English clergyman and author. He was a minister and preacher at St Ann Blackfriars for 45 years, from 1608, and a member of the Westminster Assembly from 1643.-Life:...
, and a place thoughtful Londoners made a point of visiting. Fifty-one churches were chosen to be reconstructed, but Blackfriars was in the minority never to be rebuilt, and its parish was merged into that of St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe
St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe
St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe is a Church of England church located on Queen Victoria Street, London in the City of London, near Blackfriars station.-History:...
.