• St Mary Abchurch is home to the Friends of the City Churches. https://www.london-city-churches.org.uk/ 020 7626 1555. Our neighbours in Abchurch Yard.
  • St Mary Abchurch is a Church of England church off Cannon Street in the City of London. Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, it is first mentioned in 1198–1199.
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    The first mention of St Mary Abchurch is in 1199. The word “Abchurch” was once thought to be a corruption of “Up Church” as it stands on one of the two...
  • St Mary Abchurch is now the home of The Friends of the City Churches, a heritage charity devoted to the support of the historic churches of the City of London.
  • One of the lesser known Wren churches, rebuilt after the 1666 Great Fire of London, St Mary Abchurch has a dome which the great architect used as a trial for...
  • St Mary Abchurch is one of the easiest of the City Churches to actually miss. Rather than occupying any lofty position, or possessing a high steeple that towers over...
  • St Mary Abchurch is considered to be one of Sir Christopher Wren and Grinling Gibbons’ finest works. Records of the church were first found in 1100s.
  • St. Mary Abchurch is not one of the City’s most well know churches and it does not sit directly on one of the main thoroughfares through the City.
  • St Mary Abchurch is set back from the bustle of Cannon Street, in Abchurch Yard off Abchurch Lane.
  • St Mary Abchurch was built of brick with stone quoins (or large rectangular stone blocks) supporting its corners – a feature that was typical of Wren’s design for...