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Priory Church Of St John Of Jerusalem
Hob Uid: 1200953
Location : Greater London Authority Islington Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3169882163
Summary : The former Hospitaller's church of Clerkenwell Priory, the chancel of which dates to the late 14th-15th century but is mostly the reconstructionof 1721-23. The crypt is that of the Hospitaller's church of circa 1140 and circa 1180. It is possible that the original circular nave of 1144-60 was rebuilt as a rectangular nave in the late 13th century. Following the Dissolution of 1540, the church was despoiled, and the nave blown up in 1549 by Lord Protector Somerset to provide building material for his new house in The Strand. The chancel was converted to domestic use in 1612. In 1721 the surviving work was acquired for reconstruction as a parish church by Simon Michell. The work of 1723 is a large oblong box with galleries on three sides. The church was further restored after bomb damagein World War II, circa 1958, by Lord Mottistone. The building is of rubble stone and brick and the roof is copper.
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Source details : District of Islington (30th September 1994)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Crypt of c1140
Monument End Date : 1150
Monument Start Date : 1130
Monument Type : Crypt
Evidence : Subterranean Feature

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built 1144-60
Monument End Date : 1160
Monument Start Date : 1144
Monument Type : Hospitallers Church
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Late C13 alterations
Monument End Date : 1300
Monument Start Date : 1267
Monument Type : Hospitallers Church
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Late C14 alterations
Monument End Date : 1600
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Hospitallers Church
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Chancel converted 1612
Monument End Date : 1612
Monument Start Date : 112
Monument Type : House
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Largely demolished 1549
Monument End Date : 1549
Monument Start Date : 1549
Monument Type : Hospitallers Church
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Entirely rebuilt 1721-3
Monument End Date : 1723
Monument Start Date : 1721
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Restored 1958
Monument End Date : 1958
Monument Start Date : 1958
Monument Type : Parish Church
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 369312
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 99238
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1208840
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 38 SW 1753
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Priory Church Of St John Of Jerusalem