Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew the Great
Address |
6 Kinghorn Street
London, England EC1A 7HW
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Basic Information
Designed by | Rahere |
Type | holy place |
Neighborhood: | The City |
Bounding Streets: |
Kinghorn Street Cloth Fair Little Britain Bartholomew Close
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More Information
- This is a Grade I listed building.
- This was one of the places where Benjamin Franklin learned the printing trade.
- This was a filming location for the 1994 movie Four Weddings and a Funeral.
- This was a filming location for the 1991 movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
- This was a filming location for the 1998 movie Shakespeare in Love.
- This was a filming location for the 1999 movie The End of the Affair.
- This was a filming location for the 2006 movie Amazing Grace.
- This was a filming location for the 2007 movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
- This was a filming location for the 2008 movie The Other Boleyn Girl.
- This was a filming location for the 2009 movie Sherlock Homes.
- 1543: Nearly half of the church was destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by King Henry VIII.
- c.1800: The abandoned church was renovated and restored by architect Aston Webb.
- January 4, 1950: This church became a Grade I listed building.
- April, 2007: This became the first church in Britain to charge an entrance fee for tourists.