- St Michael Wood Street
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website =Described by Stow(1598) as a “proper thing” St Michael’s Wood Street in Cripplegate Ward (one of 25 within the
City of London ) was the hurried burial site for the head of KingJames IV of Scotland (Huelin, 1996). First mentioned in 1225 (Harben,1919) [ As "St. Michael de Wudestrate"] the church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London(Reynolds, 1922) and rebuilt after some pressure(Hallows, 1974) by SirChristopher Wren in 1673(Whinney,1971). The organ was built by Elliot in 1800(Pearce, 1909) [ He notes that the most noted organist was "Dr Henry Hiles"] . In 1854 the declining residential population lead to proposals to reduce the number of churches within the “Square Mile” (Times, 1854)- a decision the churches vicar had himself proposed (Hume,1853). The church was eventually demolished in 1897(Cobb), whereupon it was united with St Alban Wood Street(Norman,1902) and after the destruction of that church inWorld War Two ,St Vedast Foster Lane (Betjeman, 1972)Bibliography
*”The City of London Churches” Betjeman,J: Andover, Pitkin, 1972 ISBN 0853721122
*"The Old Churches of London" Cobb,G: London,Batsford,1942
*"Church of England, Parish of St. Michael Wood Street. - Assessment of the annual tithes of the joint parishes of St. Michael Wood St, 1671". - M0014588CL cited in “City of London Parish Registers Guide 4” Hallows,A.(Ed): London, Guildhall Library Research, 1974 ISBN 0900422300
* “A Dictionary of London”, Harben, H.A: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1922
* “Vanished churches of the City of London” Huelin, G.: London, Guildhall Library Publishing 1996ISBN 0900422424
*”Proposal for supplying the Suburbs of London with some of the Churches not required in the City”. Hume, C London, 1853
*On the destroyed church of St. Michael Wood street in the city of London Norman, P: London, The Society, 1902
*Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations Pearce,C.W. London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd 1909
*”A survey of London” Stow,J A (W.Thoms,Ed): London, A Whittaker & Co,1842- rev of 1598 book
* "Proposed Removal Of Thirty City Churches." in “The Times”, Wednesday, Jan 4th, 1854; pg. 5; Issue 21629; col F
* “Wren” Whinney,M: London Thames & Hudson, 1971 ISBN 0500201129References
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