St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield

St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield The oldest surviving church in the City of London Saint Bartholomew the Great is one of London's oldest churches.

It was founded in 1123 as an Augustinian Priory and has been in continuous use as a place of worship since at least 1143. It is an active Anglican/Episcopal Church in that part of London known as the City. The Smithfield area, which includes St Bartholomew's Hospital and Smithfield Market, is popular because of the large number of restaurants, bars and pubs both north and south of the Market. At t

he heart of it all is a church built when Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, was King of England. It survived the Great Fire of 1666 and the bombs dropped in Zeppelin raids in World War I and during the Blitz in World War II. Today the Church has a reputation not only for wonderful architecture, but also for traditional formal worship, marvellous music and intelligent preaching. It has also appeared in a series of award-winning films including Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, The End of the Affair, Amazing Grace, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and The Other Boleyn Girl. It has also appeared in a number of television programmes including Madame Bovary, The Real Sherlock Holmes, Spooks, and The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special. The Reverend Marcus Walker is the 26th Rector of the Priory Church since the Reformation.

⛪️ Choral Eucharist of the Second Sunday after Trinity 2026⌚️Online 11:00 BST, Sunday, June 14th 2026 here: https://yout...
12/06/2026

⛪️ Choral Eucharist of the Second Sunday after Trinity 2026

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The order of service is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IsOFvOvcvVA8OTfWfSosLZA94YDTAyTk/view?usp=sharing
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Celebrant: Fr Taylor Wilton-Morgan, The Assistant Priest
Deacon & Preacher: Fr Marcus Walker, The Rector
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Mass Propers: Introit, Alleluia, Offertory, Communion – Graduale Romanum
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Mass Setting: Messe brève – Yves Castagnet
Communion motet: Salve Regina – Poulenc
Postlude: Grands Jeux (Suite Brève) – Langlais

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⛪️ Choral Evensong & Sermon of the Second Sunday after Trinity, 2026

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Officiant & Preacher: Fr Mark Young, Associate Priest
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Responses: Leighton
Psalm: 73:1–3,16–28
Canticles: Evening Service in Ab – Rubbra
Anthem: The Twelve – Walton
Marian Antiphon: Salve Regina – Chant
Postlude: Paean – Leighton

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⛪️ Choral Eucharist of the First Sunday after Trinity 2026⌚️Online 11:00 BST, Sunday, June 7th 2026 here: https://youtub...
06/06/2026

⛪️ Choral Eucharist of the First Sunday after Trinity 2026

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Celebrant & Preacher: Fr Marcus Walker, The Rector
Deacon: Mthr Rosamond McDowell, Associate Priest
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Mass Propers: Introit, Alleluia, Communion – Graduale Romanum
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Mass Setting: Missa super Ich stund an einem Morgen – Handl
Offertory Motet: Tibi laus, tibi Gloria – Philips
Communion Motet: Ave Virgo sanctissima – Guerrero
Postlude: Scherzo in G minor – Bossi

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⛪️ Choral Evensong & Benediction of the First Sunday after Trinity 2026⌚️Online 17:00 BST, Sunday, June 7th 2026 here: h...
06/06/2026

⛪️ Choral Evensong & Benediction of the First Sunday after Trinity 2026

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Officiant & Preacher: Fr Mark Young, Associate Priest
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Responses: Ben Parry
Psalm: 41
Canticles: Evening Service in G – Ben Parry
Anthem: Save us, O Lord – Bairstow
Benediction motets: O salutaris – Elgar; Tantum ergo – Bruckner
Marian Antiphon: Salve Regina – Chant
Postlude: Flourish for an Occasion – Harris

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⛪️ Choral Eucharist of the Feast of Corpus et Sanguis Christi, 2026⌚️Online 19:00 BST, Thursday, June 4th 2026 here: htt...
04/06/2026

⛪️ Choral Eucharist of the Feast of Corpus et Sanguis Christi, 2026

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Celebrant: Fr Taylor Wilton-Morgan, The Associate Priest
Preacher: Fr Marcus Walker, The Rector
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Mass Propers: Introit, Alleluia, Communion – Graduale Romanum
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Followed by Procession & Benediction.

Mass Setting: Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
Offertory motet: Cibavit eos – Byrd
Communion Motet: Ego sum pani vivus – Byrd
Postlude: Tantum ergo (Pange lingua) – Naji Hakim

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Trinity Sunday at St Bartholomew the Great
31/05/2026

Trinity Sunday at St Bartholomew the Great

⛪️ Choral Eucharist of the Feast of the Holy & Indivisible Trinity, 2026⌚️Online 11:00 BST, Sunday, May 31st 2026 here: ...
29/05/2026

⛪️ Choral Eucharist of the Feast of the Holy & Indivisible Trinity, 2026

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Celebrant: Fr Mark Young, Associate Priest
Deacon & Preacher: Fr Marcus Walker, The Rector
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Mass Propers: Introit, Alleluia, Communion – Graduale Romanum
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Mass Setting: Messe solennelle – Langlais
Athanasian Creed (text on notice sheet)
Offertory motet: Cherubic hymn, No. 3 – Tchaikovsky
Communion motet: Tantum ergo – Laloux
Postlude: Fugue in E flat (BWV 552/ii) – J.S. Bach

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⛪️ Choral Evensong & Sermon of the Feast of the Holy & Indivisible Trinity, 2026⌚️Online 17:00 BST, Sunday, May 31st 202...
29/05/2026

⛪️ Choral Evensong & Sermon of the Feast of the Holy & Indivisible Trinity, 2026

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Officiant & Preacher: Mthr Rosamond McDowell
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Responses: Stanford, arr. Dibble
Psalms: 93, 150
Canticles: Evening Service in Bb – Stainer
Anthem: I saw the Lord – Stainer
Marian Antiphon: Salve Regina – Chant
Postlude: Alleluyas – Preston

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⛪️ Evensong in the City on the Evening before Oak Apple Day 2026⌚️Online 19:00 BST, Thursday, May 28th 2026 here: https:...
27/05/2026

⛪️ Evensong in the City on the Evening before Oak Apple Day 2026

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Officiant: Fr Marcus Walker, The Rector
Preacher: Fr Taylor Wilton-Morgan, The Assistant Priest
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Introit: O Lord, grant the King a long life – Child
Responses: Byrd (incuding Accession Responses)
Psalm: 138
Canticles: Fourth Service – Batten
Anthem: Rejoice in the Lord alway – Purcell

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For Whitsunday we inaugurated our new service of Holy Communion in the High Church tradition. 🕊️🔥 Now celebrated every S...
25/05/2026

For Whitsunday we inaugurated our new service of Holy Communion in the High Church tradition. 🕊️🔥

Now celebrated every Sunday at 5pm in St Bartholomew the Less, the service follows the practices of High Church divines such as William Laud, John Cosin and Lancelot Andrewes.

The choir sings pieces exclusively from the English choral tradition, with the celebrant at the north end of the altar and the clergy wearing copes.

The new service allows members of the congregation who cannot make our morning Choral Eucharist to receive Holy Communion later on Sundays.

After the service, the congregations of Holy Communion and our Evensong in St Bartholomew the Great can convene for refreshments in the cloister.

Address

West Smithfield
London
EC1A7JQ

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 12:30pm - 4pm

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+442076000440

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