The Friends of the City Churches offer a variety of gifts inspired by the historic churches of the ancient City of London, including unique silk ties, bone china mug, canvas tote bag, trays, FCC badge and cards, as well as our own comprehensive guides and other selected publications.
To order by post, please download an order form (PDF). You can print and post this to: FCC Merchandise, St Mary Abchurch, Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BA. Alternatively, the form can be completed on-screen with a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat, for e-mailing directly to contact_us@london-city-churches.org.uk.
To order by phone or e-mail, please contact us via contact_us@london-city-churches.org.uk or 020 7626 1555 (+44 20 7626 1555 from outside the UK). When our office is closed, calls and messages are diverted but will be answered as soon as possible.
Merchandise orders are fulfilled by volunteers at St Mary Abchurch working at least one day a week. From October 12 to December 14, we welcome personal callers on Tuesdays from 11:00 to 3:00 for a full array of merchandise and payment by cash, cheque or credit card.
High-quality, lined silk ties in a choice of colours, with profiles of City of London churches including St Andrew Holborn, St Benet Paul’s Wharf (St Benet Welsh Church), St Lawrence Jewry, St Magnus the Martyr, St Martin Ludgate, St Nicholas Cole Abbey and St Stephen Walbrook.
£20 each, postage & packing £1.50
Both umbrellas illustrate the painted dome of St Mary Abchurch by William Snow c1708. The image covers the outside of the small, collapsible, telescopic umbrella, and the inside of the long crook-handled walking umbrella, which has a rugged black exterior.
Small telescopic umbrella, manual opening, £15, postage & packing £3
Large crook-handled walking umbrella, automatic opening, £25 (collection only)
Enamel lapel badge with the west face of St Magnus the Martyr,
£2.00 inc. p&p
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The Visitor's Guide to the CIty of London Churches Tony Tucker, £10 paperback, postage & packing £1.50 This authoritative pocket guide describes the 40 historic Anglican churches still flourishing within the ancient City of London, as well as seven of other denominations, and seven towers and two ruins which mark churches lost to wartime bombing and urban redevelopment. This invaluable guide includes a brief historical overview, a map and foreword by Sir Simon Jenkins. The uniform layout describes each of the principal churches in a two-page spread, with key points on the architecture, interior and history of each. With meticulous research by City Guide Tony Tucker, this updated third edition is the most reliable handbook available on the City churches, packed with information and illustrated with full-colour photographs throughout. |
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Sword Rests of the City Tony Tucker, £10 paperback, postage & packing £1.50 Sword rests are a unique symbol of wealth and power found in 26 historic churches within the City of London, where they are designed to hold the Lord Mayor’s ceremonial sword prominently in view during official visits. Altogether, 58 survive in London churches, livery company halls and museums, far more than the rest of the country put together. City Guide Tony Tucker has researched and photographed every one, building on the work of the late Clifford Bamfield. This 64-page guide, richly illustrated with full-page colour photographs, describes each of the London sword rests and identifies the institutions and individuals whose arms form the principal decoration of each unique piece. |
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The 100 Best Stained Glass Sites in London Caroline Swash, Malvern Arts Press, 2016 £20 paperback, collection only With detailed descriptions and full-colour illustrations, this informative guide looks at stained glass in London from the middle ages to the present day, with particular focus on the work of the 20th and 21st centuries. As well as 68 places of worship from medieval churches to a Sikh temple, this 260-page survey covers museums, shops, institutions, and such unexpected sites as a day centre and an underground station. |
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14 Stained Glass Walks in London Caroline Swash, £5 paperback, postage & packing £1.50 This 220-page guide, with black-and-white illustrations, covers the ancient core and modern suburbs of London in 14 themed walks 'connecting the windows where the most interesting glass can be seen'. The walks, devised by Caroline Swash and mapped by Ginger Ferrell (both stained glass artists in their own right), offer a new perspective on familiar London routes as well as an informed introduction to the art of stained glass, ancient and modern. |
MERCHANDISE
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Bone china mug, £6.50, postage & packing £3 Elegant 10 oz. (310 ml) white 'Balmoral' bone china mug with full colour frieze of the City of London churches in the Friends' logo, featuring St Lawrence Jewry, St Martin Ludgate, St Andrew Holborn, St Edmund King and Martyr, St Magnus the Martyr, St Benet Paul’s Wharf ( Welsh Church), St Nicholas Cole Abbey, St Mary-le-Bow, St Stephen Walbrook, St James Garlickhythe and St Vedast alias Foster. |
City churches tea towel 169gsm white combed cotton, hemmed on two sides Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified 31" x 19" (78 x 48cm) |
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Large cotton tote bag 16" x 12" x 4" (40 x 30 x 10cm) excluding straps |
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Wooden graphite (lead) pencils with FCC church frieze, two for £1 (colour may vary)
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CHRISTMAS CARDS 2021 |
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St Mary Aldermary tower |
We regret that these cards are now sold out. While stocks last, the card below is available by mail order, and we will of course have new cards for 2022. |
Stained glass nativity window Stained glass window by Lavers & Barraud (1886), from a series depicting the life of Christ, in St Botolph Aldersgate. Photo by Vanessa Morris. |
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BLANK GREETING CARDS |
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City of London Churches Panorama of City churches by Cliff Topping, reproduced with kind permission of the artist and Ian Henderson, who commissioned the original painting. |
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St Mary Abchurch Interior The Wren church of St Mary Abchurch (1681-86), with William Snow's painted dome c1708, reredos with carving by Grinling Gibbons, and the monument of Lord Mayor Sir Patience Ward (d1696). |
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Merchandise orders will be fulfilled by volunteers at St Mary Abchurch; we thank you for your support and consideration as some orders may thus take slightly longer than usual to fulfil.
To order by post, please download an order form (PDF). You can print and post this to: FCC Merchandise, St Mary Abchurch, Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BA. Alternatively, the form can be completed on-screen with a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat, for e-mailing directly to contact_us@london-city-churches.org.uk.
To order by phone or e-mail, please contact us via contact_us@london-city-churches.org.uk or 020 7626 1555 (+44 20 7626 1555 from outside the UK). When our office is closed, calls and messages are being diverted but will be answered as soon as possible.