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London has many historic and modern Places of Worship to view - see them here.

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St James

Roman Catholic Spanish Place, 22 George Street, W1U 3QY Tel: +44 (0)20 7935 0943 Service Times: Sunday 08.30, 09.30am (Old Rite) 10.30 (sung Latin) 12.00, 16.00, 19.

St James-the-Less

Thorndike Street, SW!V 2PT   Tel: +44 (0)20 7630 6282 Fax: +44 (0)20 7976 5250 Services: Sun: 9.30am, 11am and 6pm Nearest Underground (Tube) Station: Pimlico Website: www.sjtl.org

Cheapside, London, EC2V 6AU Tel: +44 (0)20 7248 5139 Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt this church in the 1670's after The Great Fire of London. The church tower contains the famous Bow Bells. It is said that to be a true cockney you must be born within the sound of the Bow Bells.

St Margaret's Church

Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3JX Tel: +44 (0)20 7654 4840 St Margaret's Church was built by the monks of Westminster to serve the needs of the local people. Westminster Abbey next door was reserved for special purposes, such as the coronations of Kings and Queens.

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JJ Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 1862 St Martin-in-the-Fields, built in 1726, is one of London's best-loved churches. The masterpiece of the 18th century architect James Gibbs, it is famous for its work with the homeless and also for its music.

St Mary-le-Strand

The Strand, London, WC2R 1ES Tel: +44 (0)20 7836 3126 It's hard to miss St Mary-Le-Strand as it's right in the middle of the road. A church first stood on that spot in 1147, before it was islanded off.

St Marylebone

Marylebone Road, NW1 5LT Tel: +44 (0)20 7935 7315 Fax: +44 (0)20 7486 5493 Services: Sun: 8.30am, 11am, 4pm and 6.30pm Wed: 1.10pm Nearest Underground (Tube) Station: Baker Street Website: www.

St Michaels

Chester Square, SW1W 9HH Tel: +44 (0)20 7730 8889 Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 0043 Services: Sun: 9.30am, 11am and 6.30pm Nearest Underground (Tube) Station: Victoria Website: www.stmichaelschurch.

St Olave's Church

8 Hart Street, London, EC3R 7NB Tel: +44 (0)20 7488 4318 This small mediaeval church, close to Fenchurch Street railway station, was saved from the Great Fire of London in 1666 by Samuel Pepys, the diarist, who lies buried under the Sanctuary along with his wife, Elizabeth Pepys.

St Paul's Cathedral

Work on this, the most impressive church in London began in 1675 to a design by SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN. It was built to replace old St Paul's which was destroyed by the GREAT FIRE OF LONDON in 1666.