St Andrew Hubbard
| St Andrew Hubbard | |
|---|---|
 Current photo of site | |
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| Location | Rope Lane (now Lovat Lane), London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1666 |
St Andrew Hubbard was a parish church in the Billingsgate ward of the City of London. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666, and not rebuilt.
History[edit]
The church stood in the Billingsgate ward of the City of London. The east end of the church adjoined Rope Lane, later known as Lucas Lane and then Love Lane;[1] it is now called Lovat Lane.[2] It took its name from Hubert, a mediaeval benefactor.[1] Its parish records are among the most detailed in the United Kingdom,[3] and have been extensively researched.[4]
The church was repaired and "richly beautified" in 1630, at a cost to the parishioners of more than £600.[1] It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt. Instead the parish was united with that of St Mary-at-Hill[5] and the site sold to the city authorities. Part of the land was used to widen the roadway, and the rest to build the Royal Weigh House.[1] A parish vestry was built at the east end of the weighhouse, beneath which were "a Portico, Publick Stocks, a Cage, and a Little Room".[1]
A Parish boundary mark can be found in nearby Philpot Lane. Today Citibank occupies part of the site.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Newcourt, Richard (1708). Repetorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense. Vol. 1. London. pp. 263–5.
- ^ Ben Johnson's London : A Jacobean Place Name Dictionary. University Of Georgia Press. 2009. p. 122. ISBN 9780820332918.
- ^ Parish records analysed
- ^ Burgess,C., ed. (1999). The Church records of St Andrew Hubbard, Eastcheap c1450-1570. London: London Record Society. ISBN 0-900952-34-2.
- ^ Hibbert, C; Weinreb, D; Keay, J (2008) [1983]. The London Encyclopaedia. Revised. London: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5.
- ^ Huelin, Gordon (1996). Vanished Churches of the City of London. London: Guildhall Library Publishing. ISBN 0-900422-42-4.
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