St. Thomas Apostle
Names
- St. Thomas Apostle
Street/Area/District
- Great St. Thomas Apostle
Maps & Views
- 1553-9 Londinum (Braun & Hogenberg, 1572): St. Thomas Apostle
- 1553-9 London ("Agas Map" ca. 1633): St. Thomas Apostle
- 1560 London (Jansson, 1657): St. Thomas Apostle
- 1666 London after the fire (Bowen, 1772): S. Thomas Apostles
- 1666 Prospect of London before & after the fire (Hollar): S. Thomas Apostles, after
- 1666 Prospect of London before & after the fire (Hollar): S. Thomas Apostles, before
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
St. Thomas Apostle
At the north-east corner of Great St. Thomas Apostle, on the west side of Queen Street. In Vintry Ward. The parish extended into Cordwainer Ward.
Earliest mention found in records: A grant of the church was made to Stephen the priest and Henry the clerk in 1170 (Hist. MSS. Com. 9th Rep. p. 24).
Inquisition held in 1181 as to the ornaments, etc., belonging to the Church (ib. 68).
Church restored and rebuilt in 1371 by John Barnes, Mayor, as appeareth by his arms there in stone and glass (S. 247).
Repaired and beautified 1629–30 (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 7).
Burnt in the Fire and not rebuilt, the Parish being united to St. Mary Aldermary (lb. 24).
A Rectory. Patrons: Canons of St. Paul's.
Called St. Thomas the Apostle to distinguish it from the churches dedicated to St. Thomas a Becket, or St. Thomas the Martyr, a not uncommon dedication in England in early times.