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St Anne Blackfriars

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"ST. ANNE'S, Blackfriars, the church of, stood formerly on the east side of Churchyard-alley, in the precinct of Blackfriars, and in the ward of Farringdon within; but having suffered in the fatal calamity of 1666, and being very small, the parish was united to that of St. Andrew Wardrobe, which see." [James Elmes. A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (1831) - transcribed by Brian Randell]

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This parish - no. 1 in the above map - is located in Farringdon Within Ward.
The church was destroyed in 1666 and not rebuilt, two portions of the churchyard remain.
The parish was later united with St Andrew by the Wardrobe 1670.

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Archives & Libraries

London Metropolitan Archive holdings for St Anne Blackfriars.

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Church History

The Parish of St. Anne's Blackfriars, London, to 1665: With a List of the Clergy: Some Explorations in Ecclesiastical Records, Corporation of London (1969) 54 pp.
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Church Records

Online Parish Register Images and Indexes for St Anne Blackfriars parish are provided by, or at various subscription sites via, the LDS FamilySearch wiki.

Swedenborgian/New Church/New Jerusalem is the only identified non-Church of England denomination in St Andrew by the Wardrobe with St Ann Blackfriars [LDS FamilySearch Wiki].

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Description & Travel

Wikipedia page on St Anne Blackfriars.

You can see pictures of St Anne Blackfriars which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

Summary history of St Anne Blackfriars parish, from the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.

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Land & Property

Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of the parish of St Anne Blackfriars - provides "information from census records, trade directories, etc."

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Maps

Plans of the Parish of St Anne Blackfriars in 1772 and 1850 from COLLAGE, the London Picture Archive.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ318810 (Lat/Lon: 51.512592, -0.102713), St Anne Blackfriars which are provided by:

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Names, Personal

Surnames from the 1881 census in the St Anne Blackfriars London district.

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Occupations

Clerical career summaries for the parish of (i) St Anne Blackfriars and (ii) St Andrew By The Wardrobe With St Ann Blackfriars, from the Clergy of the Church of England Database website.

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Taxation

Sources for listings of taxpayer names for St Anne Blackfriars parish, listed on the LDS FamilySearch wiki.