St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, Holborn

The original (pre-Norman) church site was dedicated to St Edmund the King & Martyr, Knights crusading to the Holy Land would attend parochial Mass led by a Canon of St Bartholomew's Priory in Smithfield. The ancient Guild & Fraternity of St Katharine celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and other Saints days at the church of St Edmund, King & Martyr, and the Holy Sepulchre, until the mid 15th century when they were granted royal charters. The name became contracted as St Sepulchre, derived from Sanctum Sepulchrum (Latin for Holy Sepulchre) although there is no saint called "Sepulchre", with the royal saint and martyr reference falling into disuse by the 20th century; its…

Now the largest parish church in the City, but was gutted by the Great Fire of London in 1666, which left standing only the outer walls, the tower and the porch. Rebuilt between 1667 and 1679 by Joshua Marshall, the King's Master Mason, Holy Sepulchre appears to be remodelled to Marshall's own design. Lightly modified in the 18th century, installed in 1834, with plasterwork completed three years later. St Sepulchre Vicarage on Giltspur Street was fully renovated when the incumbent, Revd Dr Peter Mullen, was serving as the Lord Mayor's Chaplain in 2001/02.