St Augustine Papey

St Augustine Papey was a mediaeval church in the City of London situated just south of London Wall opposite the north end of St. Mary Axe Street.[1] First mentioned as "Sci augustini pappey",[2] it originally belonged to the Priory of Holy Trinity.[3] By 1430, the emoluments had become so small that it was united with All Hallows-on-the-Wall and in 1442 was appropriated as an almshouse for elderly clergy.[4] At the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries it was demolished and the site built over.[5] The churchyard was acquired by St Martin Outwich in 1539, and survives to this day on Camomile Street [6]

St Augustine Papey
Current photo of site
LocationLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
History
Founded1170
Architecture
Closed1442
Demolished1547

Notes

  1. The Map of Early Modern London, University of Victoria
  2. "A Dictionary of London" Harben,H: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1918
  3. British History On-line
  4. "London in the Later Middle Ages" Barron,C.M: Government and People, 1200–1500. New York, Oxford University Press. 2004 ISBN 978-0-19-928441-2
  5. “London city churches” Cobb,G: London, B T Batsford Ltd., 1977
  6. "City of London Churchyards: Statements of Significance", Department of the Built Environment, City of London Corporation, July 2017


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