Interior of All Hallows by the Tower, overlooking the Tower of London, is one of the oldest churches in the City, sometimes known as All Hallows Barking after the Anglo-Saxon Abbey which established it in 675. The church was repaired after an explosion in 1650, survived the Great Fire of 1666, but was gutted during WW2. After extensive reconstruction it was rededicated in 1957. The outer walls, which survived the bombing, are 15th century. John Anthony CHABAUD and Janette Martha GORDON (parents of the settler John Anthony CHABAUD) were married here in 1795, and Thomas GRIFFIN and Sarah YATES were also married here, as were Richard WEBB and Elizabeth COTTINGTON.
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