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Hidden beneath the grand facade of St Paul’s Cathedral, a different story lies. St Faith’s, a hidden gem, was once a bustling parish church standing proud in its own right. It served the booksellers and residents of Paternoster Row, a street teeming with activity. In 1256, St Faith’s was demolished to allow for the expansion of the Cathedral. Imagine the upheaval, the outcry from the parishioners! The parish was relocated to the crypt below, where they continued their worship. Imagine the atmosphere, the hushed whispers echoing off the stone walls. You can still see remnants of St Faith’s today. An old parish pump, bearing the name of St Faith’s, stands in St Paul’s Courtyard. And a boundary marker, a silent echo of the parish’s former boundaries, can be found on the wall of St Paul’s Cathedral School. The church of St Faith fell silent in the Great Fire of London in 1666, but its story lives on in the echoes of the past.

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