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St Stephen Walbrook is a church in the City of London, part of the Church of England's Diocese of London. The present domed building was erected to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the destruction of its medieval predecessor in the Great Fire of London in 1666.
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Early History. In the second century A.D. a temple of Mithras stood on the bank of the Walbrook, a stream running across London from the City Wall near Moorfie1ds to the Thames. In this temple Roman soldiers sought valour and virility in shower-baths of hot blood from slaughtered bulls.
Nov 9, 2022 · Architectural critic Nikolaus Pevsner described St Stephen Walbrook as one of the ten most important buildings in England and The Critical Review of Publick Buildings in London (1734) said it was ‘famous all over Europe and justly reputed the masterpiece of the celebrated Sir Christopher Wren’.
History. In the second century A.D. a temple of Mithras stood on the bank of the Walbrook, a stream running across London from the City Wall near Moorfields to the Thames. In this temple Roman soldiers sought valour and virility in shower-baths of hot blood from slaughtered bulls.
St Stephen Walbrook has a rich heritage dating back to either 700 or late 980. The site was built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Mithras. After the Great Fire, Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt this parish church.
Architecture expert Nikolaus Pevsner regarded this church as one of the 10 best buildings in England – originally built on the western bank of the river Walbrook, it was rebuilt by Wren after the...
