• St Mary-le-Bow. Cheapside, City of London. The church of Bow Bells The architecture of Sir Christopher Wren Prayer offered every weekday A place of peace in...
  • The Church of St Mary-le-Bow (/boʊ/) is a Church of England parish church in the City of London, England. Located on Cheapside, one of the city's oldest thoroughfares...
  • St.Mary -Le-Bow church is a nice old church in the heart of london. ... St Mary-Le-Bow church is located in the city of London rather than in Bow.
  • St Mary le Bow was built around 1080 by Lanfranc who accompanied William the Conqueror to become his Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • There is a Norman crypt still under the present church. St Mary le Bow was first mentioned when it had its roof blown off in a gale on 17 October 1091.
  • The architect for the Tower of London was Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, who may have also designed the first St Mary-le-Bow.
  • St Mary-le-Bow is now best viewed from Cheapside and the small square adjacent to the church from where the beauty of the spire can be admired.
  • Rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, it was destroyed once more in 1941 but was again rebuilt and re-consecrated in 1964.St Mary-le-Bow is a Grade I Listed Church in...
  • Since the 17th century it has been used to describe those born within the sound of ‘Bow Bells’, that is the bells of St. Mary-le-Bow church in Cheapside.
  • St. Mary-le-Bow is one of the most well known parish churches in London, entrenched in city folklore. ... St Mary-le-Bow features heavily in local London legends.