St. Botolph's, Aldgate
| St Botolph's Aldgate | |
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| St Botolph without Aldgate and Holy Trinity Minories | |
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 St Botolph's Aldgate
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| 51°30′50″N 00°04′34″W / 51.51389°N 0.07611°WCoordinates: 51°30′50″N 00°04′34″W / 51.51389°N 0.07611°W | |
| Location | City of London |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Churchmanship | Liberal / Modern Catholic |
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| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Architect(s) | George Dance the Elder |
| Architectural type | Georgian architecture |
| Years built | 1115; 16th century; 1741 |
| Completed | 1744 |
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| Parish | St Botolph without Aldgate |
| Deanery | City of London |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of London |
| Episcopal area | Two Cities (London and Westminster) |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of London |
| Rector | The Revd Laura Burgess |
| Chaplain(s) | The Revd Andrew Richardson |
St Botolph's Aldgate is a Church of England parish church in the City of London and also, as it lies outside the line of the city's former eastern walls, a part of the East End of London.
The full name of the church is St Botolph without Aldgate and Holy Trinity Minories and it is sometimes known simply as Aldgate Church. The ecclesiastical parish was united with that of the Church of Holy Trinity, Minories, in 1899.
The current 18th-century church building is made of brick with stone quoins and window casings. The tower is square with an obelisk spire.
The church stands at the junction of Houndsditch and Aldgate High Street approximately 30 metres east of the former position of Aldgate, a defensive barbican in London's wall
The church was one of four in medieval London dedicated to Saint Botolph or Botwulf, a 7th-century East Anglian saint, each of which stood by one of the gates to the City. The other three were near neighbour St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate, St Botolph's, Aldersgate in the west and St Botolph's, Billingsgate by the riverside (this church was destroyed by the Great Fire and not rebuilt).
Before the legend of Saint Christopher became popular, Botolph was venerated as the patron saint of travellers, which is thought to be why churches at the City gates have this dedication.
The earliest known written record of the church dates from 1115, when it was received by the Holy Trinity Priory (recently founded by Matilda, wife of Henry I) but the parochial foundations may very well date from before 1066.
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