St Anne & St Agnes, Gresham Street

1548	The old church was severely damaged by fire and reconstructed.
1552	Record of five great bells in the steeple and a little bell.
1620	A source suggests that a bell was recast by Thomas Bartlett.
1666	Church destroyed in the Great Fire. The adjacent church of St John, Zachary was also consumed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt, so its parish was united with that of St Anne & St Agnes.
1680	A source suggests that the bell was recast by Philip Wightman.
1681	Present church completed by Wren. It was built of brick with a western tower 14ft square and 95 ft high.
1708	Record of no bells in the church.
1714	Record of no bells in the church.
1858	Bell cast. It is suggested that this is a recast of an earlier bell said to have been cracked by lightning.
1940	Church damaged during a bombing raid.
1966	Church rebuilt.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Note	Cast	Founder
Single Bell	3 cwt approx.	23⁷/8"		1858	John Warner

SANCTUS	J : WARNER & SONS. LONDON. 1858