1
St Olave's Church
8 Hart Street, London EC3R 7NB Driving directions
The Green Guide

Useful information

Description

Built in the 15C on a 13C crypt, it escaped the Great Fire but nevertheless suffered in the bombings of 1941 and was restored in 1953. The Church takes its name from a Norwegian Saint, Olaf (995 -1030), a martyr king who fought the Danes at the battle of London Bridge. The white limestone walls show off to best advantage the Gothic stone arches and the 16C to 18C funeral monuments. The crypt is a remnant of the 13C Church.

Localisation

  • Route from this place
  • Directions to this place
  • Route via this place
  • Nearby hotels
  • Nearby restaurants

Things to see and donearby

Where to sleepnearby

  • From £85
    DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London - Tower of London
    Good 7.7
    80 m - 7 Pepys Street, London EC3N 4AF
  • From £1,481
    Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square
    MICHELIN Guide Suberb 9.3
    149 m - Ten Trinity Square, London EC3N 4AJ
  • From £88
    Still Life Tower Hill Executive
    Very good 8.5
    172 m - Pepys Street, London EC3N 2NU

Where to eatnearby

The Green Guide

Buy on