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Standing just a few yards from the River Thames, this historic church has a history going back into the depths of the Dark Ages.

First mentioned in 1185 and rebuilt in 1441, the current church by Wren was completed in 1692; the tower by Robert Hooke was finished in 1700.

This is thought to be the oldest church in the City dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

The Grade I church is set back behind cottages in a little close of its own.

St Helen's is famous for its remarkable screen, a masterpiece made in about 1450.

The most striking thing about Holy Trinity, England's most northerly parish church, is that because the main body of the church was built in Cromwellian times, it has neither a tower nor a steeple.

The beautiful chapel in the heart of Wren's original buildings features an impressive mural of The Resurrection by Sebastiano Ricci, is home to a professional choir.

Westminster Abbey presents a unique pageant of British history; the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great, it has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions.

The Dutch Church is a reformed church on the site of the 13th century Augustinian friary, the original building granted to Protestant refugees for their church services in 1550 was destroyed during the London Blitz.

The stretch of river close by St James was London's most important hythe, landing place, since Saxon times, with garlic, a vital preservative and medicine was unloaded here and traded on Garlick Hill, where the church stands.