14-585: Things called Wood Street : England Wood Street, London - a street in the City of London, England Wood Street Counter - a small prison in the City of London, destroyed in 1666 Wood Street railway station - a station in Walthamstow, London Wood Street, Bath - Bath, Somerset, England Wood Street Village - a village in Surrey, England Wood Street Mission -
28-534: A children's charity in Manchester city centre United States Wood Street (PAT station) - a light rail station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wood Street Galleries - contemporary art gallery above the station Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wood Street . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
42-530: A frontage on Huggin Lane but later on Wood Street itself. Wood Street was formerly the location of the headquarters of the City of London Police , at its corner with Love Lane, before leaving the site in 2020. There is a tower on a traffic island in the middle of the street, which is all that remains of the church of St Alban, Wood Street . One notable building is 88 Wood Street , a commercial office completed in 1999 that
56-497: The City of London , the historic centre and primary financial district of London. It originates in the south at a junction with Cheapside ; heading north it crosses Gresham Street and London Wall . The northernmost end runs alongside The Postern, part of the Barbican estate , stopping at Andrewes House. Today Wood Street lies within the wards of Bassishaw (north of Gresham Street) and Cheap (south of Gresham Street). The street
70-544: The Great Fire of London in 1666. It was then rebuilt in a Gothic design by Sir Christopher Wren . However, it was severely damaged by bombing during the Second World War and the ruins cleared, leaving only the tower still present. St Michael Wood Street was a church and parish of medieval origin that was first mentioned in 1225 as St. Michael de Wudestrate . It stood on the west side of Wood Street, initially with
84-590: The "Square Mile" – a procedure the church's vicar had himself proposed. The church was eventually demolished under the auspices of the Union of Benefices Act in 1897, and many bodies were disinterred from the churchyard and reburied at Brookwood Cemetery . The parish was then united with St Alban Wood Street , and, after the destruction of that church in World War II , with St Vedast Foster Lane . The site has undergone several redevelopments: between 1994 and 2016 it
98-485: The crypt of this church. John Stow admired the building, and called it a "proper thing." The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London , and after some pressure it was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in 1673. The main facade toward Wood Street was described by Godwin as "a pleasing and well-proportioned morceau of Italian architecture", with four Ionic columns above a stylobate , supporting an entablature and pediment. The west side, towards Huggin Lane,
112-400: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wood_Street&oldid=614622769 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wood Street, London Wood Street is a street in
126-527: Was a church and parish of medieval origin in Cripplegate Ward in the City of London, and is first mentioned in 1225 as St. Michael de Wudestrate . It stood on the west side of Wood Street , initially with a frontage on Huggin Lane but later on Wood Street itself. After King James IV of Scotland was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513, it is said that his head was brought to London and later buried in
140-411: Was an early road after the so-called Alfredian restoration of the City in around 886 AD. The road led from the main port at Queenhithe (Bread Street) to the main market street at Cheapside and then on north to Cripplegate and out of London to the north. St Alban, Wood Street was a church in the street, dedicated to Saint Alban . The church was of medieval origin, rebuilt in 1634 and then destroyed in
154-594: Was designed by Richard Rogers Partnership, now known as Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners . Other notable buildings include the hall of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers on nearby Oat Lane. TradeWinds , the international shipping news service have an office on Wood Street. [REDACTED] Media related to Wood Street, London at Wikimedia Commons 51°30′58″N 0°05′39″W / 51.51616°N 0.09428°W / 51.51616; -0.09428 St Michael Wood Street St Michael's Wood Street
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#1732844486203168-455: Was much plainer. The tower was originally 90 ft high; Henry Thomas, writing in 1828, noted that the tower seemed to have survived from the previous building, and that it had recently received a spire, increasing the overall height to 120 feet. George Godwin described the interior of the church as "a large and well-lighted parallelogram with a coved ceiling, but ... not ecclesiastical in any respect in its general appearance". The building
182-551: Was originally the main north–south route through the Roman Fort, which was discovered after World War II bombing. The north gate of the fort became Cripplegate , the south gate of the fort was just south of the junction with Love Lane, and the road diverts slightly to the east suggesting that the gate was blocked up or in use, and they had to knock through the Roman fort wall to allow Wood Street to continue. It has been suggested that this
196-421: Was restored in 1831, at which time the tower was opened up into the interior of the church. There was a gallery at the west end and a reredos at the east end, with paintingsof Moses and Aaron. The organ was built by Thomas Elliot in 1800: the most noted organist was Dr Henry Hiles , who served during 1859. In 1854 the declining residential population led to proposals to reduce the number of churches within
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