St. Bartholomew the Less
Names
- St. Bartholomew the Less
- the chapell wythin Bartholomew Spitell
- St. Bartholomew the Little
- St. Bartholomew Chapel, within the Hospital
Street/Area/District
- West Smithfield
Maps & Views
- 1553-9 Londinum (Braun & Hogenberg, 1572): St. Bartholomew the Less
- 1553-9 London ("Agas Map" ca. 1633): St. Bartholomew the Less
- 1560 London (Jansson, 1657): St. Bartholomew the Less
- 1666 London after the fire (Hollar & Leake, 1669?): Little St. Bartholomew
- 1677 A Large and Accurate Map of the City of London (Ogilby & Morgan): Little St. Bartholomews
- 1710 Prospect of the City of London, Westminster and St. James' Park (Kip): St. Bartholomew
- 1720 London (Strype): Little St. Bartholomew
- 1736 London (Moll & Bowles): Little St. Bartholomews
- 1746 London, Westminster & Southwark (Rocque): Little St. Bartholomew
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
St. Bartholomew the Less
On the eastern side of West Smithfield, north of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, within the Hospital precincts.
Originally the chapel to Saint Bartholomew's Hospital.
As the parish church of St. Bartholomew by the Exchange was known in early records as "the Little" it is probable that early references to "St Bartholomew's the Little" refer to that church, and not to this chapel belonging to the hospital. Arnold describes it as "The chapell wythin Bartholomew Spitell," 1521 (Chron. p. 255).
In 1547, after the reconstruction of the Hospital at the Dissolution, it was ordained that the church within the site of the Hospital was to be a parish church called the church of "St. Bartholomew the Little" for all inhabitants within the site and close of the Hospital, 38 H. VIII. (L. and P. H. VIII. XIX. (1), p. 416).
Interior rebuilt 1789 and 1823. Restored 1865. Tower old.
A perpetual vicarage: Patrons: the Governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital.