St Dunstan-in-the-East

Wren's contribution here was the steeple, added between 1695 and 1701 and carried on flying buttresses; the body of the church below it was rebuilt again in 1817 to 1821 and then destroyed in the Blitz. Rather than rebuild, the ruin was planted, and the walls and window openings now hold a public garden on St Dunstan's Hill. The tower and steeple still stand over it, and the site is open to anyone who walks in.

State today

Garden ruin

Listed status

Grade I

Year rebuilt

1695

Architect

Christopher Wren

Category: Culture & History

Tags: wren, ruin, public-garden, steeple

Coordinates: 51.5098282, -0.0827789

Part of Christopher Wren's churches in the City of London

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