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'''St Katherine Coleman''',<ref>[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=341 dedicated to the virgin of Alexandria]</ref><ref>It was additionally Coleman from a garden called Colemanhaw- A Survey of London, Vol I Stow,J p446 : Originally 1598- this edn,London, A.Fullarton & Co,1890</ref> known earlier as "All Hallows Coleman-church",<ref>"London city churches" Cobb,G: London, B T Batsford Ltd., 1977</ref> was a parish church in the [[City of London]], situated in Magpie Alley<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=46748 British History On-line]</ref>(on the south side of [[Fenchurch Street]]) in [[Aldgate|Aldgate Ward]]. It narrowly escaped the [[Great Fire of London]], but was rebuilt in the eighteenth century.
'''St Katherine Coleman''' was a parish church in the [[City of London]], situated in Magpie Alley,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=46748 |title=Book 2, Ch. 5: Aldgate Ward |author=Noorthouck, John |year=1773 |work=A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark |accessdate=10 December 2013 }}</ref> on the south side of [[Fenchurch Street]], in [[Aldgate|Aldgate Ward]]. It narrowly escaped the [[Great Fire of London]], but was rebuilt in the eighteenth century.


==History==
==History==
===Dedication===
The church was in existence by 1346, when the name of a rector is recorded. In about 1489, William White, then Lord Mayor, rebuilt or added the south aisle. In 1624 a new gallery was constructed.<ref name=godwin/>
The church was dedicated to [[Catherine of Alexandria|St Catherine of Alexandria]]. The additional name "Coleman" was taken from nearby garden called "Colemanhaw".<ref>{{cite book|title= A Survey of London|volume=1 |author=Stow, John|page=446|origyear=1598|location=London|publisher= A. Fullarton & Co. |year=1890}}</ref> St Katherine's was known earlier as "All Hallows Coleman-church",<ref>{{cite book|title=London city churches|author= Cobb, G|location= London|publisher= BT
Batsford|year=1977}}</ref>


===Medieval church===
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St Katherine's was rebuilt in 1741,<ref>"The London City Churches", Norman,P.: London, The London Society, 1929</ref> at the expense of the parish,<ref>''Church of England, Diocese of London. - Files of parish deeds, papers and related documents, including consecration''(Files 40-7, 1750. - M0002765CL) cited in "City of London Parish Registers Guide 4" Hallows,A.(Ed): London, Guildhall Library Research, 1974 ISBN 0-900422-30-0</ref> to a "vernacular palladian" design by James Horne.<ref>[http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/dlo.cfm/ktop/003KTOP00000027U050G0000.htm Example of his work]</ref> Never regarded as one of the more spectacular City churches,<ref>"Vanished churches of the City of London" Huelin, G.: London, Guildhall Library Publishing 1996ISBN 0900422424</ref> it was built of brick, with window and door surrounds of rusticated stonework. The interior was a plain room, with a flat ceiling, coved at the sides, ornamented with a single oval panel, with a flower at the centre. There was an arched recess at the east end to accommodate the reredos. Beneath the church was a burial vault, entered through a door at the west end.<ref name=godwin>{{cite book |last1=Godwin |first1= George |coauthors=John Britton |title=The Churches of London: A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the Metropolis |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AtI9AAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover |accessdate= |year=1839 |publisher=C. Tilt |location= London |page= |pages= }}</ref>
The church was in existence by 1346, when the name of a rector is recorded. In about 1489, William White, then Lord Mayor, rebuilt or added the south aisle.<ref name=godwin/> There were repairs in 1620, and in 1624 a new gallery was constructed and a vestry added. There were further repairs in 1703. <ref name=daniell>{{cite book|url=|title=London City Churches|author=Daniell, A.E.|publisher=Constable|location=London|year=1896|page=}}</ref> As described by by Edward Hatton in 1708, the church was {{convert|66|ft|m}} long, {{convert|36| ft|m}} wide and {{convert|23| ft|m}} ft high. There was a brick and stone tower about {{convert|60| ft|m}} high, with three bells.<ref name=hatton>{{cite book|chapter=St Catherine Coleman Church|author=Hatton, Edward|title=New View of London|year=1708|volume=1|pages=177–81|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8ftWAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq}}</ref> Hatton describes the architecture of the church as being "of the Gothic and Tuscan orders".<ref name=hatton/>


==Eighteenth-century rebuilding==
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The parish was designated for amalgamation under the [[Union of Benefices Act 1860]]<ref>"Proposed Union of the benefice of Allhallows Staining with that of St. Katherine Coleman, in the City of London, etc". Innes, J.: London,B.Pardon,1868</ref>
⚫
St Katherine's was demolished in 1734, <ref name=daniell/> and rebuilt in 1741<ref>{{cite book|title=The London City Churches|author= Norman, P.|location= London|publisher= The London Society|year= 1929}}</ref> at the expense of the parish,<ref>''Church of England, Diocese of London. - Files of parish deeds, papers and related documents, including consecration''(Files 40-7, 1750. - M0002765CL); cited in {{cite book|title=City of London Parish Registers Guide 4|editor= Hallows, A.|publisher= London, Guildhall Library Research|year= 1974|isbn=0-900422-30-0}}</ref> to a "vernacular palladian" design by James Horne.<ref>[http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/dlo.cfm/ktop/003KTOP00000027U050G0000.htm Example of his work]</ref> Never regarded as one of the more spectacular City churches,<ref>{{cite book|title=Vanished churches of the City of London|author= Huelin, G.|location=London|publisher= Guildhall Library Publishing |year=1996|isbn=0900422424}}</ref> it was built of brick, with window and door surrounds of rusticated stonework. The interior was a plain room, with a flat ceiling, coved at the sides, ornamented with a single oval panel, with a flower at the centre. There was an arched recess at the east end to accommodate the reredos. Beneath the church was a burial vault, entered through a door at the west end.<ref name=godwin>{{cite book |last1=Godwin |first1= George |coauthors=John Britton |title=The Churches of London: A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the Metropolis |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AtI9AAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover |accessdate= |year=1839 |publisher=C. Tilt |location= London |pages= }}</ref>
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but soldiered on<ref>Deteriorating state of infrastructure- "Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations" Pearce,C.W.: London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd, 1909</ref> until 1926.<ref>"New annals of St. Olave Hart Street, with All Hallows Staining and St. Katherine Coleman" Powell Miller,A.:London,Parrett &Neues,1954</ref> The final service was held on 20 November, a joyous occasion (as reported in the City Press<ref>26 November 1926</ref>) after which it was quickly demolished.<ref>"The London Encyclopaedia" Hibbert,C;Weinreb,D;Keay,J: London, Pan Macmillan, 1983 (rev 1993,2008) ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5</ref> The gate piers and railings of the churchyard, which probably date from the eighteenth century survive, and the site of the churchyard itself is now a public garden, owned by Lloyd's Register of shipping. It was re-landscaped in 1996-2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=COL076 |title=Site details:St Katherine Coleman Churchyard |author= |date= |work= |publisher= London Gardens Online|accessdate=5 December 2011}}</ref> Money raised by the sale of the site was used to erect a new church in Fulham.<ref>[http://london.lovesguide.com/katherine_coleman.htm Church Bells Enthusiast]</ref>

==Demolition==
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The parish was designated for amalgamation under the [[Union of Benefices Act 1860]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Proposed Union of the benefice of Allhallows Staining with that of St. Katherine Coleman, in the City of
⚫
London, etc|author= Innes, J.|location= London|publisher=B.Pardon|year=1868}}</ref> but the church remained in use<ref> {{cite book|title=Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations|author= Pearce, C.W.|location= London|publisher=Winthrop Rogers|year=1909}}</ref> until 1926. <ref>{{cite book|title=Annals of St. Olave Hart Street, with All Hallows Staining and St. Katherine Coleman|author= Powell Miller, A.|location= London|publisher=Parrett & Neues|year=1954}}</ref> The final service was held on 20 November, a joyous occasion (as reported in the ''City Press''<ref>26 November 1926</ref>) after which it was quickly demolished.<ref>{{cite book|title=The London Encyclopaedia|author= Hibbert, C.; Weinreb, D.; Keay, J.|location=London|publisher= Pan Macmillan|year= 1983 [rev 1993,2008|isbn=978-1-4050-4924-5}}</ref> The gate piers and railings of the churchyard, which probably date from the 18th century survive, and the site of the churchyard itself is now a public garden, owned by Lloyd's Register of shipping. It was re-landscaped in 1996-2000.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=COL076 |title=Site details:St Katherine Coleman Churchyard |publisher= London Gardens Online|accessdate=5 December 2011}}</ref> Money raised by the sale of the site was used to erect a new church in Fulham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://london.lovesguide.com/katherine_coleman.htm |title=Love's Guide to Church Bells}}</ref>


After the clearance of the graveyard, the burials were re-inhumed at [[City of London Cemetery]].
After the clearance of the graveyard, the burials were re-inhumed at [[City of London Cemetery]].
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://internetserver.bishopsgate.org.uk/Details/archive/110010446|title=Photograph of the church, c.1910|publisher=London & Middlesex Archaeological Society/ Bishopsgate Institute}}
{{Portal|Anglicanism}}
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Revision as of 22:13, 10 December 2013

St. Katherine Coleman
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AddressChurch Row, London
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationRoman Catholic, Anglican
Architecture
Architect(s)James Horne
StylePalladian

St Katherine Coleman was a parish church in the City of London, situated in Magpie Alley,[1] on the south side of Fenchurch Street, in Aldgate Ward. It narrowly escaped the Great Fire of London, but was rebuilt in the eighteenth century.

History

Dedication

The church was dedicated to St Catherine of Alexandria. The additional name "Coleman" was taken from nearby garden called "Colemanhaw".[2] St Katherine's was known earlier as "All Hallows Coleman-church",[3]

Medieval church

The church was in existence by 1346, when the name of a rector is recorded. In about 1489, William White, then Lord Mayor, rebuilt or added the south aisle.[4] There were repairs in 1620, and in 1624 a new gallery was constructed and a vestry added. There were further repairs in 1703. [5] As described by by Edward Hatton in 1708, the church was 66 feet (20 m) long, 36 feet (11 m) wide and 23 feet (7.0 m) ft high. There was a brick and stone tower about 60 feet (18 m) high, with three bells.[6] Hatton describes the architecture of the church as being "of the Gothic and Tuscan orders".[6]

Eighteenth-century rebuilding

St Katherine's was demolished in 1734, [5] and rebuilt in 1741[7] at the expense of the parish,[8] to a "vernacular palladian" design by James Horne.[9] Never regarded as one of the more spectacular City churches,[10] it was built of brick, with window and door surrounds of rusticated stonework. The interior was a plain room, with a flat ceiling, coved at the sides, ornamented with a single oval panel, with a flower at the centre. There was an arched recess at the east end to accommodate the reredos. Beneath the church was a burial vault, entered through a door at the west end.[4]

Demolition

The parish was designated for amalgamation under the Union of Benefices Act 1860[11] but the church remained in use[12] until 1926. [13] The final service was held on 20 November, a joyous occasion (as reported in the City Press[14]) after which it was quickly demolished.[15] The gate piers and railings of the churchyard, which probably date from the 18th century survive, and the site of the churchyard itself is now a public garden, owned by Lloyd's Register of shipping. It was re-landscaped in 1996-2000.[16] Money raised by the sale of the site was used to erect a new church in Fulham.[17]

After the clearance of the graveyard, the burials were re-inhumed at City of London Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ Noorthouck, John (1773). "Book 2, Ch. 5: Aldgate Ward". A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. ^ Stow, John (1890) [1598]. A Survey of London. Vol. 1. London: A. Fullarton & Co. p. 446.
  3. ^ Cobb, G (1977). London city churches. London: BT Batsford. {{cite book}}: line feed character in |publisher= at position 4 (help)
  4. ^ a b Godwin, George (1839). The Churches of London: A History and Description of the Ecclesiastical Edifices of the Metropolis. London: C. Tilt. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b Daniell, A.E. (1896). London City Churches. London: Constable.
  6. ^ a b Hatton, Edward (1708). "St Catherine Coleman Church". New View of London. Vol. 1. pp. 177–81.
  7. ^ Norman, P. (1929). The London City Churches. London: The London Society.
  8. ^ Church of England, Diocese of London. - Files of parish deeds, papers and related documents, including consecration(Files 40-7, 1750. - M0002765CL); cited in Hallows, A., ed. (1974). City of London Parish Registers Guide 4. London, Guildhall Library Research. ISBN 0-900422-30-0.
  9. ^ Example of his work
  10. ^ Huelin, G. (1996). Vanished churches of the City of London. London: Guildhall Library Publishing. ISBN 0900422424.
  11. ^ Innes, J. (1868). Proposed Union of the benefice of Allhallows Staining with that of St. Katherine Coleman, in the City of London, etc. London: B.Pardon. {{cite book}}: line feed character in |title= at position 106 (help)
  12. ^ Pearce, C.W. (1909). Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations. London: Winthrop Rogers.
  13. ^ Powell Miller, A. (1954). Annals of St. Olave Hart Street, with All Hallows Staining and St. Katherine Coleman. London: Parrett & Neues.
  14. ^ 26 November 1926
  15. ^ Hibbert, C.; Weinreb, D.; Keay, J. (1983 [rev 1993,2008). The London Encyclopaedia. London: Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: year (link)
  16. ^ "Site details:St Katherine Coleman Churchyard". London Gardens Online. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  17. ^ "Love's Guide to Church Bells".

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