St Mary Aldermanbury

St Mary, the Virgin, Aldermanbury was established in the early 12th century and first mentioned in 1181. The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and was rebuilt in Portland stone by Christopher Wren. In the 1830s, the notable missionary William Jowett was a lecturer at the church. On 29 December 1940, during the Blitz, the church was again destroyed by fire, together with seven other City of London churches. The gutted walls were left in place for lack of restoration funds after the war. The chief mason, Eris Lytle, said he needed to learn Renaissance craft techniques for the project. the monuments are separately listed. ==Burials==

Notable burials in the church included the notorious "hanging judge" Judge Jeffreys. Of the interment of Judge Jeffreys, Leigh Hunt wrote: Also buried in the church were: • Edmund Calamy, Presbyterian minister, who was the perpetual curate of St Mary Aldermanbury 1639–1662. • Edmund Calamy the Younger, a preacher removed by the Great Ejection • Edmund Calamy III, historian and Presbyterian minister • Edmund Calamy IV, his son, dissenting minister • Henry Condell, actor, member of the King's Men • William Damsell, Receiver-General of the Court of Wards and Liveries and a Member of Parliament • Thomas Digges, astronomer who is believed to have been the first person to postulate in print that the universe is infinite • John Heminges, actor, member of the King's Men • James Janeway, Puritan author and minister ==Marriage==

• In 1656 the poet John Milton married his second wife, Elizabeth Woodcock, at St Mary's. == See also ==