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# St Bartholomew-the-Great · OpenVibe.Tours

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# St Bartholomew-the-Great

Founded in 1123, by jester-turned-monk Rahere, this Norman church is one of the oldest in London.

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![St Bartholomew-the-Great](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZKBN6WP3YMBP2J22GTY4EQ) Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASt_Bartholomew_the_Great%2C_West_Smithfield%2C_London_EC1_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1142484.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

- [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.5189&mlon=-0.0997#map=16/51.5189/-0.0997)
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## Why go

It was damaged in the Dissolution but managed to escape both the Great Fire and the Blitz. This is a Grade I listed building. Tourists are welcome when services are not in progress and are charged an admission fee (which does not apply to those coming to pray or use the café).

Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/London/City_of_London)

## How to visit

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1. ![British Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZKJCZ3Z3323J8VSKRTMHXQ?w=640)

    

   

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   Photo: Ham · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABritish_Museum_from_NE_2_%28cropped%29.JPG)
2. ![Buckingham Palace](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZMQ3DNXFJQ89XMX8M13C38?w=640)

    

   

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   Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABuckingham_Palace%2C_London_-_April_2009.jpg)
3. ![Elizabeth Tower](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZMPA89EE95HEHQRSCH69N7?w=640)

    

   

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4. ![Tower of London](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZKC88GDDR2CBZT2YBR46EW?w=640)

    

   

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   Photo: Bob Collowan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATower_of_London_viewed_from_the_River_Thames.jpg)
5. ![Palace of Westminster](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZMNQ6PS6WSC39PJP95ZZ3M?w=640)

    

   

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   Photo: Terry Ott from Washington, DC Metro Area, United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHouses_of_Parliament_in_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg)
6. ![Tower Bridge](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZKB8GRE3PAG4993WQYJFNM?w=640)

    

   

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   Photo: Barcex · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALondon_-_London_Tower_Bridge_-_140806_171049.jpg)

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