St. Dunstan in the East Church Garden - Londo

St. Dunstan in the East Church Garden has become, perhaps, the most peaceful garden in London. The history of this church has more than 9 centuries - it was built around 1100 and expanded in 1391. The great fire of 1666 almost destroyed the building, but people didn’t demolish it, they repaired it and added a Gothic style bell tower with a needle spire. In 1817 it was found that the roof of the church was too heavy for the existing walls and could collapse at any moment. Dunstan East was demolished and a new one was quickly built in its place, which opened in 1821. However, this time the building stood for much less than the possible time - it was very badly damaged during the air raids of 1941. And so much so that it was decided not to restore it. In 1967 it was into a public garden - trees were planted among the old walls, paths were laid out, benches and even a small fountain were installed. Address: St Dunstan's Hill, London, EC3R 5DD. #londontrip #londontrips