---
title: "St Dunstan in the West, City of London"
description: "Located in City of London, Greater London. Built 1831–33; medieval church demolished for Fleet Street widening. Diocese of London. Grade I. Neo-Gothic; octagonal nave style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Greater London","City of London","Fleet Street","Grade I","Neo-Gothic","John Shaw"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/city-london-st-dunstan-west"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:29:35.819Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-09T12:29:36.065Z"
location: "City of London, Greater London"
country: "England"
county: "Greater London"
town: "City of London"
address: "Fleet Street, City of London, Greater London, EC4A 2HR"
postcode: "EC4A 2HR"
built: "1831–33; medieval church demolished for Fleet Street widening"
architect: "John Shaw Senior; completed by John Shaw Junior"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Dunstan"]
diocese: "London"
grade: "I"
style: "Neo-Gothic; octagonal nave"
materials: "Yellow brick with stone dressings; Ketton stone tower"
website: "https://www.stdunstaninthewest.org/"
openingHours: "Monday to Friday 10am until 3pm."
parish: "St Dunstan-in-the-West"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064663"
gridReference: "TQ 312 811"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Ramp or level access available on request"
---

# St Dunstan in the West, City of London

St Dunstan-in-the-West is a Grade I Church of England guild church on Fleet Street, in the Diocese of London.

## Overview

Historic England records a nineteenth-century church of 1831–33 by John Shaw Senior, completed after his death by his son John Shaw Junior. The nave is octagonal, in yellow brick with stone dressings. A three-stage Ketton stone tower to the south has an ogee-arched entrance and a slender octagonal lantern. The interior has pointed plaster tunnel vaults on an iron structure, a star-ribbed main vault, and a clerestory of eight identical windows. The chancel lies to the north. Shaw's 1830s fittings include pews, font and a pulpit with linenfold panelling.

A church stood here from at least the twelfth century. An Act of 1829 authorised demolition so that Fleet Street could be widened; the new church was built on the burial ground. Survivals include the 1671 clock by Thomas Harris (returned in 1935) with striking figures, a statue of Elizabeth I by William Kerwin from the Ludgate, and monuments from the earlier church. The attached Sunday School of 1839 is included in the listing.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1064663](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1064663)
- [St Dunstan-in-the-West](https://www.stdunstaninthewest.org/)