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Location: St Leonard, Foster Lane, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom. (51.5152°N 0.0966°W).
St Leonard, Foster Lane
St Leonard, Foster Lane, was a church of England church dedicated to St Leonard on the west side of Foster Lane in the Aldersgate ward of the City of London. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and not rebuilt.
History of St Leonard, Foster Lane:
This church originally belonged to the College of St Martin-le-Grand. It was founded in the 13th century by the dean and canons of St. Martin's, to serve the inhabitants of the precinct, who had previously worshipped at the altar of St Leonard in the collegiate church. The building, which was small, stood in the courtyard of the collegiate church, on the west side of Foster Lane.
There is a record of a new window being installed in the chancel in 1533. In 1579, the existing graveyard, being too small was leased out, and a new one laid out on an area of the precinct previously known as the "Dean's Garden" leased by the churchwarden and parishioners for a term of 61 years. The building was repaired and enlarged in 1631, at a cost of more than £500.
The poet Francis Quarles, who died 1644, was buried there.
