St. Andrew Holborn
Names
- St. Andrew Holborn
- St. Andrew Holburnestrate
- S. Andrew de Holeburn
- St. Andrew the Apostle in Portepul
- St. Andrew in Holebourn
- St. Androwes
Street/Area/District
- St. Andrew's Street
Maps & Views
- 1553-9 Londinum (Braun & Hogenberg, 1572): St. Andrew Holborn
- 1553-9 London ("Agas Map" ca. 1633): St. Andreus
- 1560 London (Jansson, 1657): St. Andrew Holborn
- 1593 London (Norden, 1653 - British Library): St. Androwes
- 1593 London (Norden, 1653 - Folger): St. Androwes
- 1600 Civitas Londini - prospect (Norden): St. Androwes
- 1658 London (Newcourt & Faithorne): Andrewes in Holborn
- 1666 London after the fire (Bowen, 1772): St. Andrew Holborn
- 1666 Prospect of London before & after the fire (Hollar): S. Andrew in Holborne, after
- 1666 Prospect of London before & after the fire (Hollar): S. Andrew in Holborne, before
- 1677 A Large and Accurate Map of the City of London (Ogilby & Morgan): St. Andrew Holborn
- 1690? Londini (Ram): S. Andrew
- 1710 Prospect of the City of London, Westminster and St. James' Park (Kip): St. Andrew Holborn
- 1720 London (Strype): St. Andrew Holborn
- 1725 London map & prospect (Covens & Mortier): St. Andrews
- 1736 London (Moll & Bowles): St. Andrews
- 1746 London, Westminster & Southwark (Rocque): St. Andrew Holborn
- 1761 London (Dodsley): St. Andrew
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
St. Andrew Holborn
On the south side of Holborn Viaduct at No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: "St. Andrew Holburnestrate," 12th century (Anc. Deeds, B. 2197).
The church of St. Andrew (q.v.) is mentioned in Charter of King Edgar, 951, and most probably refers to St. Andrew, Holborn.
Other names and forms: "S. Andrew de Holeburn," 1291 (Ct. H.W. I. 103). "S. Andrew the Apostle in Portepul," 2 Ed. III. (MS. D. and C. St. Paul's Press A, Box 2a, 604). "S. Andrew in Holebourn," 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 574).
There was a fraternity of St. Sith's in the church (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 248).
Repaired 1632. Rebuilt lately, 1676, by Sir C. Wren (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 248). Repaired 1851 and 1872.
A free school attached to it.
A Rectory. Patrons: Prior and convent of Bermondsey until the dissolution of the monasteries-afterwards in private hands; Duke of Montague (P.C. 1732) and now the Duke of Buccleugh.
A spring existed under the wall of the churchyard temp. H. VIII. and in 1783 (Gent. Mag. Lib. XVI. p. 205).