London's churches have been through a lot over the past few centuries and show us every major phase of English history. The church had great importance in medieval society and is now transitioning into modern times. There are small events that changed buildings inside and out, like the construction of the London Underground which only damaged one church, and there are big events like the Great Fire of London which completely destroyed or seriously damaged more than 80 churches. churches, I focused on five different churches and their historical context. All are located in the City of London, which is the center of the much larger city of London and are still in use today. Most of the churches were built in the Romanesque style between 1000 and 1250. All Hallows London Wall Church was built on top of the ancient Roman wall which surrounded Londinium. And the Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great, which was founded by an Augustinian priory in 1123, even after restoration, still has much of it built in the Romanesque style. The St. Olave Hart Street Church was built in 1270 and already restored in the 15th century with funds from Robert and Richard Cely. During and in the first century after the Reformation in England, which took place between 1517 and 1648, few new churches were built, but existing ones were altered, mainly internally, as liturgical requirements changed. The medieval church of St Nicholas de Cole Abbey, destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, was one of the first to be rebuilt by Christopher Wren. St. Bride's, Fleet Street, was also rebuilt by Christopher Wren between 1670 and 1675, which was burned to the ground. A total of 51 churches were rebuilt by Christopher Wr... middle of paper ...... originally founded as a hospital, a classroom was created and in the Lady Chapel was a letterpress. All Hallows London Wall is home to many charities, St. Olave Hart Street Cemetery was described by Charles Dickens in 'The Uncommercial Traveler' as one of his most beloved cemeteries and beneath St. Bride's Fleet Street is a crypt which has significant elements of Roman, Saxon and Norman work, as well as later medieval phases of construction. Churches are very much like what happens in history because they still stand when so much else has been swept away. They show us every phase of architectural history and inside their walls. They don't change that much over the course of our lifetime, but over a longer period of time you can definitely see the story behind them. Works Cited Churches in London Churches in the City of London