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The Church of St Mary-le-Bow (/ b oʊ /) is a Church of England parish church in the City of London, England. Located on Cheapside , one of the city's oldest thoroughfares, the church was founded in 1080, by Lanfranc , Archbishop of Canterbury . [ 1 ]
At various times the court has sat in the church of St Mary-le-Bow (Sancta Maria de arcubus, formerly the archbishop's principal peculiar in London), whose arches give the court its name. The court used to sit in a large room over the north aisle of the 11th-century crypt adjoining Bow Lane.
In April 1534 he exchanged his London rectorate of St Leonard, Foster Lane for that of St Peter, Westcheap, vacant by the elevation of Thomas Goodrich to the bishopric of Ely. [35] (The parish was close to St Mary-le-Bow, in or above the crypt of which the Arches Court was held. [36])
St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe: St Benet Sherehog: Poultry [3] St Stephen Walbrook: St Botolph Billingsgate: Thames Street [4] St. George Botolph Lane [5] St Faith under St Paul's: West end of the crypt St Augustine Watling Street: St Gabriel Fenchurch: Stood in the middle of Fenchurch Street: St Margaret Pattens: St Gregory by St Paul's: Close to ...
St Mary Abchurch: Cannon Street: Mary: C12th: Rebuilt 1681–1686. Guild church St Mary Aldermary: Mansion House: Mary: C11th: Rebuilt 1681. Guild church; may not hold regular services St Mary-at-Hill: Billingsgate: Mary: C12th: Rebuilt 1676 St Mary-le-Bow: Cheapside: Mary: C11th: Rebuilt 1671–1673. Weekday services St Mary Woolnoth: Bank ...
It is also the site of the 'Bow Bells', the church of St Mary-le-Bow, which has played a part in London's Cockney heritage and the tale of Dick Whittington. Geoffrey Chaucer grew up around Cheapside and there are a scattering of references to the thoroughfare and its environs throughout his work.
It detailed the history of the City of Durham from medieval times to the present day. The museum was located in the redundant church of St Mary-le-Bow, close to the World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle, [1] which is bounded on the north and east by Hatfield College; on the south by Bow Lane, and the west by North Bailey.
The Lady Chapel is on the site of two earlier chapels: the c.1250 then Lady Chapel and the c.15 Chapel of St. Mary le Bow. These were taken over by the governors of the newly founded 'Edward VI Grammar School' (now known as Sherborne School) in 1550 and were partially demolished and converted into a dwelling for the headmaster in 1560.