
Church
of St Antholin, Sise Lane and Watling Street
At
the south-west corner of Sise Lane, on the north side, and near the
west end of Watling Street, stands the parish church of St Anthony (dedicated
to an Egyptian hermit), commonly called St Antholin, or St Antlin, dating
from the twelfth century. It was rebuilt by Thomas Knolles, Lord Mayor,
in 1399, and then again by John Tate, mercer, in 1513. In 1616 £1,000
was spent on its beautification. It burned down in the Great
Fire of London of 1666 and then rebuilt in 1682 in the manner shown
above.
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