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Hallows Bread Street
Location: All Hallows Bread Street , City of London, London, England, United Kingdom. (51.5131°N 0.0951°W).
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All Hallows Bread Street
All Hallows Bread Street was a church in the Bread Street ward of the City of London. It stood on the east side of Bread Street, on the corner with Watling Street. First mentioned in the 13th century, the church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The church was rebuilt by the office of Sir Christopher Wren and demolished in 1878.
History of All Hallows Bread Street:
The dedication All Hallows, meaning all saints, suggests a Saxon foundation, although the earliest surviving reference is in a document of 1227. Bread Street runs from Cheapside, the main street and market place of medieval London (Cheap means market) – Bread Street was the site of the bread market.
The patronage of the church belonged to the prior and chapter of Christ Church, Canterbury, until 1365, when they granted it to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
