If asked to name a Sir Christopher Wren building - most of us would get as far as St Paul’s cathedral and then be stumped. It’s astounding quite how prolific Wren was - more than 89 buildings are attributed to him, and when you consider the scale of some of these buildings, that’s no mean feat. St Paul’s took more than 30 years to complete, and by the end of the construction Wren was 76 and being hoisted up in a basket to inspect the building works. His son laid the final stone on his behalf. We have created virtual tours of some of Wren’s works that remain intact (wholly and partially) in London, and you can see these below:

St Alban
St Clement Danes
St Lawrence Jewry
The Monument

Here’s a complete list of Wren’s architectural works in London - we will be adding further virtual tours of these locations over time.

Remaining Intact
Hampton Court Palace, South and East Ranges
Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich
St Benet, Paul’s Wharf
St Clement, Eastcheap
St Clement Danes, Strand
St James’s Church, Piccadilly
St James, Garlick Hill
St Paul’s Cathedral
St Peter, Cornhill
St Martin, Ludgate
St Mary Abchurch
St Margaret, Lothbury
St Margaret Pattens, Eastcheap
St Stephen, Walbrook
The Monument, Fish Street Hill
The Royal Hospital, Chelsea
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Restored after the Blitz
St Andrew, Holborn
St Andrew by the Wardrobe
St Anne and St Agnes, Gresham Street
St Mary-at-Hill, Thames Street
St Michael, Paternoster Royal
St Vedast, Foster Lane, London
St Edmund King and Martyr, Lombard Street
St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside
St Lawrence Jewry
St Nicholas, Cole Abbey
St Bride, Fleet Street

Buildings Partially Remaining
Christ Church, Newgate Street - tower remaining
St Alban, Wood Street - tower remaining
St Anne’s Church, Soho - ruins only remain
St Mary Aldermary, Bow Lane - only tower remaining
St Michael, Cornhill - tower and part of church remain
St Olave, Old Jewry - tower remaining

Destroyed – demolished or bombed
All Hallows, Bread Street
All Hallows, Lombard Street
All Hallows the Great, Lombard Street
Bridgewater Square Development, London
Catholic Chapel, Council Chamber and Privy Gallery, Whitehall Palace
Drury Lane Theatre, London
Kensington Palace Reconstruction
Marlborough House, St James’s
Royal Society Respository, Crane Court, Fleet Street
Queen’s Apartment and Terraced Garden, Whitehall Palace
St Antholin, Watling Street
St Augustine, Watling Street
St Bartholomew, Exchange
St Benet, Gracechurch Street
St Benet Fink, Threadneedle Street
St Christopher-le-Stocks, Threadneedle Street
St Dionis Backchurch, Fenchurch Street
St Dunstan in the East, London (1670-71)
St George, Botolph Lane
St Magnus Martyr, Lower Thames Street - substantially altered
St Mary, Aldermanbury, London – rebuilt in Fulton, Missouri, USA
St Mary Magdalene, Old Fish Street - gutted by fire
St Mary Somerset, Thames Street
St Matthew, Friday Street
St Michael, Bassishaw
St Michael, Crooked Lane
St Michael, Queenhithe
St Michael, Wood Street
St Mildred, Bread Street - bombed
St Mildred, Poultry
St Stephen, Coleman Street - bombed
St Swithin, Cannon Street - bombed
State Apartments, St James’s Palace
The Cloisters, Pump Court, Middle Temple
The Custom House, London
The Navy Office, Seething Lane
Writing School, Christ’s Hospital

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