The tower of once existed Baroque church St Augustine of Canterbury Watling Street

The tower of once existed Baroque church St Augustine of Canterbury Watling Street. 2 New Change, City of London, EC4M 9AD

In 1941, bombings destroyed the spire and much of the Wren’s church, leaving only the lower part of the tower. In 1966, architect Paul Paget (1901–1985) reconstructed the spire according to Hawksmoor’s original c.1695 design, replacing the pineapple finial with an onion dome.

The tower of once existed Baroque church St Augustine of Canterbury Watling Street St Augustine of Canterbury Yvo Reinsalu
The tower of once existed Baroque church St Augustine of Canterbury Watling Street. 2 New Change, City of London, EC4M 9AD