St Alfege Church
Nicholas Hawksmoor's Baroque church in the centre of Greenwich, rebuilt in 1712-14 and said to mark where Archbishop Alfege was martyred in 1012.
- Landmark
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Henry VIII was baptised in the medieval church on this site in 1491, and Hawksmoor's rebuilding was the first church built by the Commission for Fifty New Churches.
Local tip
It is on Greenwich Church Street in the town centre, a short walk from the Cutty Sark. Check the church's own website for opening times, which I could not read.
Finding it
- Address
- Greenwich Church Street, Greenwich Town Centre, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England, SE10 9BJ
- Nearest station
- Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) (DLR), 224 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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