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old church in this place perished in the
fire 1666, and the present was raised in
its place about three years after. It is a
very plain edifice: the body is enligh-
tened by a few large windows, cased
with rustic. The tower, which is very
plain, is also strengthened at the corners
with rustic, and from its top rises a tur-
ret and spire.
The church is a rectory in the pa-
tronage of the Bishop of London, and
the parish of St. John Zachary is annex-
ed to it. The Rector receives 140l. per
annum in lieu of tithes.
St. Ann's Black Friars, stood on the east side
of Churchyard alley, in the precinct of
Black Friars, and the ward of Faringdon
without; but having suffered in the
fatal calamity of 1666, and not being
rebuilt, the parish was annexed to that
St. Andrew Wardrobe.
St. Ann's Limehouse, arose from the great
increase of houses and inhabitants, by
which the village of Limehouse, a hamlet
of Stepney, became joined to the metro-
polis, and it was resolved that here
should be one of the fifty new churches
appointed by act of parliament to be built
within the bills of mortality. The
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foundation was laid in the year 1712,
and the present structure finished in
1729; but the inhabitants of this ham-
let not applying to parliament to have it
erected into a parish till the year 1729,
it was not consecrated till 1730. This
hamlet and part of that of Ratcliff, hav-
ing been constituted a distinct parish from
that of Stepney, the sum of 3500l. was
given by parliament to be laid out fee
simple towards the support of the Rector;
besides which the church wardens were
to pay him annually the sum of 60l. to
be raised by burial fees.
This church is of a very singular con-
struction. the body is not one plain
building, but is continued under separate
portions. The door under the tower has
a portico, covered with a dome support-
ed by pilasters, and to this door there is
an ascent by a flight of plain steps. Its
square tower has a large Corinthian win-
dow adorned with columns and pilasters.
The corners of the tower are also strength-
ened by pilasters, which on their tops
support vases. The upper stage of the
tower is plain, and extremely heavy, and
from this part rises a turret at each cor-
ner, and a more lofty one in the middle.
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