All Hallows Staining Tower Churchyard
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All Hallows Staining Tower Churchyard

London, City of London, Greater London, England

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All Hallows Staining was an Church of England church located at the junction of Fenchurch Avenue and Billiter Street in the north- eastern corner of Langbourn ward in the City of London, close to Fenchurch Street railway station. All that remains of the church is the tower, built around 1320 AD as part of the second church on the site. The first mention of the church was in the late 12th century. It was named "Staining", which means stone, to distinguish it from the other churches of All Hallows in the City of London, which were wooden.



The crypt is also twelfth-century, although it has been transported from its original location in the chapel of St James-in-the-Wall (AKA Lamb's Chapel). All Hallows Staining survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 but collapsed five years later in 1671. It was thought its foundations had been weakened by too many burials in the churchyard close to the church walls. The church was rebuilt in 1674. The parishes of All Hallows Staining and nearby St Olave Hart Street were combined in 1870. At that time All Hallows Staining was demolished, leaving only the tower. St. Olave Hart Street was badly damaged by bombs in 1941, during the Second World War. Between 1948 and 1954, when the restored St. Olave's was reopened, a prefabricated church stood on the site of All Hallows Staining. This was known as St. Olave Mark Lane. The tower of All Hallows Staining was used as the chancel of the temporary church.

All Hallows Staining was an Church of England church located at the junction of Fenchurch Avenue and Billiter Street in the north- eastern corner of Langbourn ward in the City of London, close to Fenchurch Street railway station. All that remains of the church is the tower, built around 1320 AD as part of the second church on the site. The first mention of the church was in the late 12th century. It was named "Staining", which means stone, to distinguish it from the other churches of All Hallows in the City of London, which were wooden.



The crypt is also twelfth-century, although it has been transported from its original location in the chapel of St James-in-the-Wall (AKA Lamb's Chapel). All Hallows Staining survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 but collapsed five years later in 1671. It was thought its foundations had been weakened by too many burials in the churchyard close to the church walls. The church was rebuilt in 1674. The parishes of All Hallows Staining and nearby St Olave Hart Street were combined in 1870. At that time All Hallows Staining was demolished, leaving only the tower. St. Olave Hart Street was badly damaged by bombs in 1941, during the Second World War. Between 1948 and 1954, when the restored St. Olave's was reopened, a prefabricated church stood on the site of All Hallows Staining. This was known as St. Olave Mark Lane. The tower of All Hallows Staining was used as the chancel of the temporary church.

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  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2298875