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Church of St Ethelburga, Bishopsgate

City of London, GB

Church of St Ethelburga, Bishopsgate

St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a Church of England church in the City of London, located on Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street station. One of the few surviving medieval City churches in London, the foundation date of the church is unknown, but it was first recorded in 1250 as the chu

rch of St Adelburga the Virgin. The church was rebuilt around 1411 and some of this material remains, notably in the south arcade. The church was severely damaged by an IRA bomb in 1993. Following rebuilding and restoration it re-opened as a Centre for Reconciliation and Peace.

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