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St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange

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"ST. BARTHOLOMEW, BY THE EXCHANGE, the church of, is situated at the south east corner of Bartholomew-lane and Threadneedle-street, near the north-east angle of the Bank of England. It was destroyed by the fire in 1666, all but the tower, which was cased and newly topped at the time of rebuilding the body of the church. This church is of very ancient foundation, for in the year 1331 John de Tyerne was presented to it, on the death of John de Aldeburgh, the rector, and it was then so entirely decayed that it was necessary to rebuild it. The living being at the time of the Reformation in the gift of the Abbey of St. Mary de Grace, it fell on the dissolution of the religious houses into the hands of the Crown, in whom the advowson, which is a rectory, has continued to the present time. The present rector is the Rev. George Shephard, D.D., preacher of Gray's-inn, who was instituted by the Lord Chancellor in 1807." [James Elmes. A Topographical Dictionary of London and its Environs (1831) - transcribed by Brian Randell]

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This parish - no. 20 in the above map - is located in Broad Street Ward.
The church was destroyed in 1666, rebuilt by Wren, demolished 1891 or 1902.
The parish was united with St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and lateeSt Margaret Lothbury 1839.

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Archives & Libraries

London Metropolitan Archive holdings for St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange.

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Church Records

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

Non-Church of England denominations identified in St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange include: Independent/Congregational and Presbyterian [LDS FamilySearch Wiki].

Freshfield, Edwin. On the parish books of St. Margaret-Lothbury, St. Christopher-le-Stocks, and St. Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange, in the city of London. London: Printed by J. B. Nichols and Sons (1876) 67pp. [Full text]
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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History

Summary history of St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange parish, from the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.

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Land & Property

Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of the parish of St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange - provides "information from census records, trade directories, etc."

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Maps

Plan of the Parish of St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange in 1795 from COLLAGE, the London Picture Archive.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TQ328812 (Lat/Lon: 51.51453, -0.087285), St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange which are provided by:

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Names, Personal

Surnames from the 1881 census in the St Bartholomew By district.

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Occupations

Clerical career summaries for the parish of (i) St Bartholomew by the Royal Exchange and (ii) St Bartholomew the Great, from the Clergy of the Church of England Database website.

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Taxation

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