Plaque

St Benet Fink

Inscription

Site of St Benet Fink, burnt 1666, rebuilt by Wren, demolished 1844.
The Corporation of the City of London

Site: St Benet Fink (1 memorial)

EC2, Royal Exchange Avenue, 1, Threadneedle Street

Spot the plaque – it can be seen to the right, above the boarding.

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St Benet Fink

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St Benet Fink

Church destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, rebuilt by Wren and demolished 1844.

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Corporation of the City of London

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