St Bride's Church
St Bride's Church is a
church designed by
Sir Christopher Wren on
Fleet Street in the
City of Westminster. Due to its location on Fleet Street it has a long association with
journalists and
newspapers. The church is a distinctive sight on
London's skyline and the tiered steeple is said to be the inspiration for the design of modern tiered wedding cakes. The church dedicated to
St Bride, was wrecked by bombs dropped by the
Luftwaffe during the
Second World War, and was rebuilt at the expense of newspaper proprietors and journalists.
A church has stood in the location of St Bride's for centuries.
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