London Taxi Tour guide to London churches-Saint Olave's, Hart Street.


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ST. OLAVE'S ~ HART STREET.

The original church on this site was wooden and was erected shortly after King Olaf died in 1025. Saint Olave's was dedicated to King Olaf of Norway, who fought with Ethelred at the battle of London Bridge in 1014.

Saint Olave's was rebuilt in the 13th century and then again in the 15th century. After surviving the Great Fire it was badly damaged in bombing raids during WW II. But Earnest Glainfield restored the church to its original style. Grinling Gibbons was reported to have carried out some work within Saint Olave's. Samuel Pepys was strongly connected to Saint Olave's and within the church you can see a statue of him and his wife. They were later buried here in the nave.

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When visiting Saint Olave's you can see the burial register and within this there are records of Mother Goose and Mary Ramsay who was said to have brought the plague to London. Many plague victims are named within the book.