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Key Image St Andrew Holborn
5 St Andrew Street
EC4A 3AB London (City of London)
United Kingdom
Denomination: Anglican
Congregation: St Andrew Holborn (Guild Church) (Diocese of London, Archdeaconry of London, The City)
Geogr. Coordinates: 51.517° N, 0.1068° W
Geo Location
Reference year: 1686
Architectural style: Neo-classical
Building type: Hall church
Description: Neo-classical, three-aisled hall church with barrel vault, west tower
Name derivation: From St Andrew and its location on Holborn Circus
Building material
  • Portland limestone
Noteworthy
  • Statues of “Charity Children” (18th cent.)
Organ
  • Organ case donated in 1750 by G. F. Handel
Windows
  • Stained glass windows (Brian Thomas, 1961)
History:
959:   First mention of a precursor church
15th cent.:   Building of a new church
1686:   Completion of the current church by Christopher Wren (retaining the medieval tower; begun 1684)
1704:   Heightening of the tower and encasement in Portland limestone
1872:   Completion of the three-year restoration works byS. S. Teulon
1941:   Damaged during World War II
1961:   Reopening after reconstruction
01/05/2019:   Reopening after extensive renovation and redecoration
Important persons:
Architekt:  Wren, Christopher (1632–1723, British astronomer and architect)
Patron:  Andrew (?–60, apostle, bishop of Patras, martyr)
Sources
Kenyon, Nicholas (Hg.): The City of London – Architectural Tradition & Innovation in the Square Mile, Thames & Hudson, London 2012
St Andrew Holborn: St Andrew Holborn: Our History, https://www.standrewholborn.org.uk/www.holbornvenues.co.uk, retrieved 12/04/2020
Tucker, Tony: City of London Churches, Guidelines Books, Stoke-on-Trent 2013, pp. 20–21
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