HISTORIC BOW CHURCH.
The present Bow Churcn was built by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire, in 1671. Contrary to his former custom, he did not destroy the old crypt and foundations, but erected his church upon them. Wren claimed to have found the remains of Roman bricks and pavement in the crypt. Th© crypt still in existence to-day belonged to the old Norman church, with its bowed arches, giving the name of St. Mary de Arcubus, or Bow Church, to the structure.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1937, Page 7 (Supplement)
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84HISTORIC BOW CHURCH. Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1937, Page 7 (Supplement)
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