From Wren's great dome to a thousand years of worship by the Thames — four London churches worth stepping inside.
Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece rose from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1666, its great dome completed in 1710. It remains the seat of the Bishop of London and the defining silhouette of the City.
The coronation church since William the Conqueror in 1066 — nearly a thousand years of crownings, royal weddings and burials in the heart of Westminster. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A place of Christian worship for over 1,000 years on the south bank of the Thames, close to London Bridge. The present Gothic building dates mainly from 1220–1420, and it became a cathedral in 1905.
James Gibbs' 1720s church on the corner of Trafalgar Square, famous for its Corinthian portico, free lunchtime concerts and the much-loved café down in its crypt.