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'TAC 1677': stone panel above entrance to 2-3 Essex Court, Middle Temple
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The ruins of Christchurch Greyfriars. Wren's tower survived the WW2 bombing that destroyed the remainder.
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St Martin-within-Ludgate
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St Mary Somerset: the tower is all that is left of one of Wren's masterpieces
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Gateway at Lincoln's Inn. Various dates marked include 1697, 1818, 1848
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St Mary Aldermary
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The tower of St Mary Somerset (Wren, 1685-1694), Upper Thames Street. Church originally dated from 1150-70, rebuilt after the Great Fire. The rest of the church was demolished 1869. #london #history #architecture #cityoflondon #londoncitychurches #wren #t
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The tower of the ruined St Dunstan-in-the-East #london #history #architecture #londoncitychurches #wren #archilovers #architecture_london #london_only #ig_london #ig_uk
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St Paul's Deanery, Carter Lane EC4 by Sir Christopher Wren, 1670 #London #history
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Four Wren churches
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Late roses at St Paul's
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St Olave, Hart Street: monument to Samuel Pepys (this was his parish church)
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St Andrew Holborn, detail
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Glorious. Wren's St Andrew Holborn is looking good for its sprucing up. #london #history #architecture #londoncitychurches #wren #tower #railings #ig_shotz #ig_london #ig_britishisles #lovelondon #london_only
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St Mary-le-Bow, from Bow Lane
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St Magnus-the-Martyr
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Monument to Sir Patience Ward
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Putto at St Paul's #london #history #architecture #wren #sculpture #stpaulscathedral #stpaulsloversanonymous #stpauls #stone #ig_london #instalondon #londoncitychurches #london_only_members #londonhistory #historylondon
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The Devereaux seen from inside the Middle Temple gateway
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'New Court, Temple': entrance to the Middle Temple, Essex Court London WC2
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The great clock of St Magnus-the-Martyr formerly stood over the approach to old London Bridge
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Sam Pepys was quite a wag on his day... #london #history #pepys #londonpubs #restorationlondon #ig_uk #ig_london #instalondon #londonpop #london_only #london_only_members #cityoflondon #squaremile
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Sign of The Devereux pub in Essex Street WC2. Under the bust can just be seen 'This is Devereux Court, 1676': the pub claims it to be the oldest such inscription in London.
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St Magnus-the-Martyr, Lower Thames Street EC3 (Wren, c.1676)
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London then & now: sign of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex at The Devereux, Essex Street WC2.
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St Margaret Pattens, tower west windows.
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Apostles, St Paul's Cathedral (south pediment)
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Putto at St Margaret Lothbury
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St Paul's Cathedral, lantern. It weighs an astonishing 850 tons.
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St Mary Aldermary, ceiling
