All Hallows by the Tower

The next position on the list of the most magnificent churches and cathedrals is the All Hallows' Day Tower which is a historic Anglican church on Byward Street in the City of London that looks out over the Tower of London. It was once jointly dedicated to All Hallows and the Virgin Mary and is occasionally referred to as All Hallows Barking.

Although subsequent research has cast doubt on these assertions, the church website and other sources say that it is "the oldest church in the City of London" and that it was founded in AD 675. The church was severely damaged during the Blitz of World War II yet survived the Great Fire of London in 1666. It underwent a considerable renovation before being rededicated in 1957. The Reverend Philip T. B. "Tubby" Clayton served as the church's vicar from 1922 to 1962. The church continues to be the guild church of Toc H, the global Christian organization he created.

Since 1922, All Hallows' DayTower has served as Toc H's guild church. On January 4, 1950, the church was made a Grade I listed structure. The church also features a chime that was repaired over numerous weekends in the 1970s by Desmond Buckley and Philip Blewett, who was then a priest there.

Location: Byward StreetLondon, EC3, United Kingdom
Year built: AD 675