Churches
- The Friends of the City Churches - a charity dedicated to preserving the churches in the Square Mile; members volunteer as watchers at certain churches so that they can be open for visitors; website includes a Church Finder; the Friends office is in St Mary Abchurch
- List of civil parishes in the City of London (Wikipedia) - includes 1870 maps of parishes in the City and Southwark
- City of London Churches - brief history including Google maps superimposed with locations of churches at different periods
- Church Bells of the City of London - a bellringer's intensive research into belfry archaeology and history
- City Events - monthly guide to events (music, special services, etc) in City churches; download from website or pick up a copy at the City Information Centre or in churches
- Deanery of the City of London
- St Paul's Cathedral - Google Street View from Google Cultural Institute
Books
(op) = out of print
- Tony Tucker, The Visitor's Guide to the City of London Churches (Guidelines Books & Sales, 3rd edition 2013; on sale at Guildhall Library and some churches as well as bookshops, etc)
- John Betjeman, City of London Churches (Pitkin Guide, 1992)
- Simon Bradley & Nikolaus Pevsner, London: The City Churches (Pevsner Architectural Guides, 1998)
- John Christopher, Wren's City of London Churches (Amberley Publishing, 2012)
- Harvey Hackman, Wates's Book of London Churchyards (Collins, 1981, op)
- Angelo Hornak, After the Fire: London Churches in the Age of Wren, Hooke, Hawksmoor and Gibbs (Pimpernel Press, 2016)
- Gordon Huelin, Vanished Churches of the City of London (Guildhall Library Publications, 1996; on sale at Guildhall Library)
- Tony Tucker, Sword Rests of the City (Friends of the City Churches, 2015)
Individual City churches and other places of worship
| Church/place of worship | Address | Comments CW = Church Watchers on duty |
|---|---|---|
| All Hallows by the Tower | Byward Street, EC3R 5BJ | open weekdays 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm; Crypt Museum; free guided tours; guided local walks |
| All Hallows on the Wall | 83 London Wall, EC2M 5ND | open Wed 11am-3pm (CW) |
| Bevis Marks Synagogue | Bevis Marks, EC3A 5DQ | open Mon/Wed/Thur 10.30am-2pm, Tue/Fri 10.30am-1pm, Sun 10.30am-12.30pm (admission charge) |
| City Temple | Holborn Viaduct, EC1A 2DE | English Free Church |
| Dutch Church (website in Dutch) Wikipedia page | Austin Friars, EC2N 2HA | Dutch Church in London (Nederlandse Kerk London); open 2nd and 4th Tue of month 11am-3pm (CW) |
| St Andrew by the Wardrobe | St Andrew's Hill & Queen Victoria Street, EC4V 5DE | open weekdays 9am-4pm (except nave); nave open Fri 11am-3pm (CW); recitals |
| St Andrew Holborn | 5 St Andrew Street, EC4A 3AB | open weekdays 9am-5pm; occasional concerts |
| St Andrew Undershaft | St Mary Axe, EC3A 6AT | now administered by St Helen's Bishopsgate; visits by arrangement |
| St Anne & St Agnes | Gresham Street, EC2V 7BX | now the Gresham Centre, home of VCM Foundation (music education charity); open 1st Wed of month 11.45am-2.45pm (CW) |
| St Bartholomew the Great | West Smithfield, EC1A 7JQ | open daily (admission charge); café |
| St Bartholomew the Less | St Bartholomew's Hospital, EC1A 7BE | open daily 8am-9pm |
| St Benet Paul's Wharf | Paul's Wharf, Queen Victoria Street, EC4V 4ER | the Metropolitan Welsh Church; open Thur 11am-3pm (CW) |
| St Botolph without Aldersgate | Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4EU | The Aldersgate Talks Tue 1pm; open Thur 1-4pm (CW) |
| St Botolph without Aldgate | Aldgate High Street, EC3N 1AB | open weekdays 9am-3pm, CW Mon 11am-3pm; recitals and concerts |
| St Botolph without Bishopsgate | Bishopsgate, EC2M 3TL | open weekdays 7.30am-5.30pm |
| St Bride's, Fleet Street | Fleet Street, EC4Y 8AU | open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat (hours vary), Sun 10am-6.30pm; guided tours Tue 3pm (charge) |
| St Clement Eastcheap | Clement's Lane, EC4N 7AE | now the base of the Amos Trust; open Fri 11am-3pm (CW) |
| St Dunstan in the West | 186a Fleet Street, EC4A 2HR | open weekdays 10am-4pm, CW Tue 11am-3pm |
| St Edmund the King and Martyr | Lombard Street, EC3V 9AN | now the London Centre for Spiritual Direction; visits by arrangement if church not open |
| St Ethelburga's | 78 Bishopsgate EC2N 4AG | now the Centre for Reconciliation and Peace; open 1st and 3rd Mon of month 11am-3pm (CW) |
| St Etheldreda's | Ely Place, EC1N 6RY | Roman Catholic church; open Mon-Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 8am-12.30pm |
| St Giles' Cripplegate | Fore Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DA | open weekdays 11am-4pm; regular book fair; occasional recitals, drama |
| St Helen's Bishopsgate | Great St Helens EC3A 6AT | used as training and community centre; open during annual Open House London Weekend |
| St James Garlickhythe | Garlick Hill, EC4V 2AL | open Mon-Thur 7-9am, 12-1pm, 5-6.30pm; CW Thur 11am-3pm |
| St Katharine Cree | 86 Leadenhall Street EC3A 3DH | open weekdays 9.30am-4pm |
| St Lawrence Jewry | Guildhall Yard, EC2V 5AA | open weekdays 9am-5pm; weekly piano and organs recitals, plus other concerts and occasional exhibitions |
| St Magnus the Martyr | Lower Thames Street, EC3R 6DN | open Tue-Fri 10am-4pm, CW Wed 12-4pm; visit to see the model of Old London Bridge |
| St Margaret Lothbury | Lothbury, EC2V 8EX | open weekdays 7.30am-5.15pm |
| St Margaret Pattens | Eastcheap, EC3M 1HS | open 8am to late afternoon |
| St Martin-within-Ludgate | Ludgate Hill, EC4M 7DE | open Mon-Thu 10am-3pm, CW Fri 11am-3pm |
| St Mary Abchurch | Abchurch Lane, EC4N 7BA | home of the Friends of the City Churches; open weekdays 11am-3pm (CW) |
| St Mary Aldermary | Bow Lane, EC4N 4SJ | open weekdays; Host Café open 7.15am-4.45pm |
| St Mary le Bow | Cheapside, EC2V 6AU | open Mon-Wed 7.30am-6pm, Thu 7.30am-6.30pm, Fri 7.30am-4pm; Café Below in the crypt; concerts, debates, lectures, exhibitions |
| St Mary-at-Hill | Lovat Lane, Eastcheap, EC3R 8EE | open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, CW Thur 11am-3pm; weekly recitals Tue and Fri; church of the Lutheran community |
| St Mary Moorfields | Eldon Street, EC2M 7LS | Roman Catholic church; open daily 6.45am-6.45pm |
| St Mary Woolnoth | Lombard Street, EC3V 9AN | open weekdays 7.30am-5.15pm |
| St Michael Cornhill | Cornhill, EC3V 9DS | open weekdays, CW Tue 11am-3pm; recitals and concerts |
| St Michael Paternoster Royal | College Hill, EC4R 2RL | open weekdays 9am-5pm; HQ of the Mission to Seafarers |
| St Nicholas Cole Abbey | Queen Victoria Street, EC4V 4BJ | home to weekly St Nick's Talks; The Wren café open Mon-Fri 7am-5pm |
| St Olave, Hart Street | Hart Street, EC3R 7NB | open weekdays 9am-5pm; recitals and concerts |
| St Paul's Cathedral | St Paul's Churchyard, EC4M 8AD | open for sightseeing Mon-Sat 8.30am-4pm (admission charge) |
| St Peter upon Cornhill | Cornhill, EC3V 9DS | now used as training centre for young people exploring Christian ministry; open Tue 1-4pm (CW) |
| St Sepulchre without Newgate | Holborn Viaduct, EC1A 2DQ | open Tue/Thu 12noon-2pm, CW Mon 11am-3pm; concerts |
| St Stephen Walbrook | Walbrook, EC4N 8BN | open Mon/Tue/Thu 10am-4pm, CW Wed 11am-3pm, Fri 10am-3.30pm; recitals and concerts |
| St Vedast alias Foster | Foster Lane, Cheapside, EC2V 6HH | open Mon-Fri 8am-5.30pm, Sat 11am-4pm, Sun |
| Temple Church | Temple, EC4Y 7BB | open most weekdays for visitors (admission charge; check website for opening dates/times) |