Holy Trinity the Less
St Paul’s from the south west in 1896
Holy Trinity the Less was a parish church, destroyed in the Great Fire of London.

The church was medieval in origin, and Stow traced its roots back to 1266.

By 1606, it had fallen into a ruinous state and had to be propped up. It was subsequently demolished and rebuilt at the expense of the Merchant Taylor’s and Vintner’s Companies. The patronage of the church belonged to the Prior and convent of St Mary Overie, Southwark, until the dissolution, after which it passed to the Crown and then to the dean and chapter of Canterbury Cathedral.

Following the fire the site was used for a Lutheran church, which was eventually demolished in 1871 to make way for Mansion House underground station

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