---
title: "St Michael Paternoster Royal, City of London"
description: "Located in City of London, Greater London. Built 1686–94; tower completed 1713; restored 1966–68. Diocese of London. Grade I. English Baroque style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church of England","Greater London","City of London","Grade I","English Baroque","Christopher Wren","Diocese of London"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-michael-paternoster-royal-city-london"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T01:29:48.495Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-08T18:59:28.552Z"
location: "City of London, Greater London"
country: "England"
county: "Greater London"
town: "City of London"
address: "College Hill, City of London, Greater London, EC4R 2RL"
postcode: "EC4R 2RL"
built: "1686–94; tower completed 1713; restored 1966–68"
architect: "Christopher Wren"
denomination: "Church of England"
dedications: ["Michael"]
diocese: "London"
grade: "I"
style: "English Baroque"
materials: "Portland stone; east and north fronts of red brick and stone"
website: "http://www.stjamesgarlickhythe.org/"
openingHours: "Sorry, there are no regular opening times for this church."
parish: "St James Garlickhythe with St Michael Queenhithe and Holy Trinity-the-Less"
listEntryUrl: "https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1286707"
gridReference: "TQ 324 808"
accessNotes: "Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby"
---

# St Michael Paternoster Royal, City of London

St Michael Paternoster Royal is a Grade I City church on College Hill (College Street), London EC4, in the Diocese of London. Historic England records a Wren rebuild of 1686–94, with the tower completed in 1713, damaged in the Second World War and later restored.

## Overview

The medieval church, recorded from the thirteenth century and associated with Richard Whittington, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. The listing describes a simple compartment, now reduced to four windows north and south, with a cove to a flat ceiling. A south-west tower has a modern lobby to the east and offices on several floors to the north. Main elevations are of Portland stone: five round-arched windows to the south with a corniced doorway beneath the western opening, a main cornice with high blocking and balustrade. The east front is of red brick and stone with a central attic and circular window. The tower continues the adjoining elevations, then a short stage with circular windows, mullioned and corniced belfry openings, a pierced parapet with four urns, and an octagonal stone lantern in three stages with Ionic columns to the lowest stage.

Interior fittings recorded in the listing include a good original reredos and pulpit, carved figures of Moses and Aaron, two sword rests, a large brass chandelier, wall monuments, a later nineteenth-century font of coloured marbles, and an organ case at least partly old. Wikipedia records restoration in 1966–68 after Blitz damage. The parish is united with St James Garlickhythe.

## Further Information

- [Historic England list entry 1286707](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1286707)
- [St James Garlickhythe (parish site)](http://www.stjamesgarlickhythe.org/)