Church Of St Vedast is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. Church.

Church Of St Vedast

WRENN ID
tall-pediment-quill
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Country
England
Date first listed
4 January 1950
Type
Church
Source
Historic England listing

Description

FOSTER LANE EC2 1. 5002 (East Side) Church of St Vedast (Formerly listed as remains of Church of St Vedast) TQ 3281 SW 9/216 4.1.50.

I

2. 1670-73 by Wren. Tower 1697. Interior burnt in World War II and rebuilt in near facsimile. Rectangular body with south aisle and clerestory. Integral south-west tower. Plain west front of Portland stone with central doorway, 2 arched windows above and central opening with mullions and transoms. Parapet to roof which is repeated on south side where main wallings is of rubble or red brick. East elevation rendered, with 3 arched windows and circular opening in central attic. Portland stone tower with arched and circular openings and particularly fine stone steeple. Interior has coved ceiling west gallery and south arcade now partly obscured by new fittings. Pulpit, font and cover of apparently late C17 date.

Listing NGR: TQ3220281272

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