St Andrew Hubbard

St Andrew Hubbard

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Country United Kingdom
Denomination Anglican

St Andrew Hubbard was one of the churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The church was situated close to Philpot Lane. [1] in the area known as Little Eastcheap [2] and took its name from Hubert, a mediaeval benefactor. Its parish records are among the most detailed in the UK[3] and have been extensively researched[4], for example they tell us it was a thriving but rat-prone living.

The Bills of Mortality for the year 1665, published by the Parish Clerk’s Company, shows 97 parishes within the City of London[5].

By 6 September 1666 the city lay in ruins[6], 87 churches having been destroyed[7]. In 1670 a Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under the stewardship of Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt[8]. Fifty-one were chosen, but St Andrew Hubbard was one of the unlucky minority never to be rebuilt[9].

After the fire the church was united with St Mary-at-Hill[10] and the site used to build the Royal Weigh House[11]. Substantial records survive at IGI[12]. A Parish boundary mark can be found in nearby Philpot Lane[13]. The King's Weigh House was built on its site, and today Citibank occupies part of the site. [14].

References

  1. ^ Worshipful Company of Turners. - Title deeds relating to the Hall in Philpot Lane, in the parish of St Andrew, 1606. - M0000429CL cited in "City of London Parish Registers Guide 4" Hallows,A.(Ed) : London, Guildhall Library Research, 1974 ISBN 0900422300
  2. ^ "A Dictionary of London" Harben, H.: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1918
  3. ^ Parish records analysed
  4. ^ ”The Church records of St Andrew Hubbard, Eastcheap c1450-1570” Burgess,C(Ed): London, London Record Society,1999 ISBN 0900952332
  5. ^ The ancient office of Parish Clerk and the Parish Clerks Company of London Clark, O :London, Journal of the Ecclesiastical Law Society Vol 8, January 2006 ISSN: 0956-618X
  6. ^ Diary of Samuel Pepys Dover, Lewis Publications,1992 ISBN 048636675
  7. ^ "The Churches of the City of London"Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922
  8. ^ "Wren" Whinney,M London Thames & Hudson, 1971 ISBN 0500201129
  9. ^ "The City of London Churches" Betjeman, J. Andover, Pitkin, 1967 (rpnt 1992) ISBN 0853725659
  10. ^ "The London Encyclopaedia" Hibbert,C;Weinreb,D;Keay,J: London, Pan Macmillan, 1983 (rev 1993,2008) ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5
  11. ^ "The City of London-a history" Borer,M.I.C. : New York,D.McKay Co, 1978 ISBN 0094618801
  12. ^ Genealogical Web-Site
  13. ^ See below
  14. ^ "Vanished Churches of the City of London" Huelin,G London Guildhall Library Publishing 1996 ISBN 0900422424