St Mary Woolchurch Haw

St Mary Woolchurch Haw was a parish church in the City of London. It stood near the eastern end of Cheapside, now called Poultry, within the ward of Walbrook. The church dated from the time of William I and was given to the Abbot and Convent of St John’s, Colchester. Its name came from a beam in the churchyard used for weighing wool. The church was rebuilt in the reign of Henry VI and described as "reasonably fair and large" in the 16th century. The church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The parish clerk and sexton rescued the church’s silverware, the new great Bible, and some vestments before the fire took their own homes. In 1670, Sir Christopher Wren’s committee decided which churches would be rebuilt, but St Mary Woolchurch Haw was not chosen. Its parish was later united with St Mary Woolnoth. Today, the site is occupied by the Mansion House. The former parish is now part of a combined parish including St Edmund the King and Martyr and St Mary Woolnoth. This group forms part of the Church of England’s Diocese of London.