St John the Baptist upon Walbrook was a parish church in the City of London. It stood in Walbrook Ward, with parts of the parish extending into Cordwainer, Dowgate, and Vintry Wards. Of medieval origin, it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.
History The church stood with its west end on the bank of the Walbrook, and its east end in Dowgate. It is first mentioned in the 12th Century.”Vanished Churches of the City of London” Huelin,G London Guildhall Library Publishing 1996 It was rebuilt and enlarged in 1412 and "re-edify'd and adorn'd" in 1621.
Destruction Along with the majority of 97 parish churches in the City of London, St John the Baptist upon Walbrook was destroyed by the Great Fire in September 1666."The ancient office of Parish Clerk and the Parish Clerks Company of London" Clark, O :London, Journal of the Ecclesiastical Law Society Vol 8, January 2006 In 1670 a Rebuilding Act was passed and a committee set up under Sir Christopher Wren to decide which would be rebuilt."Wren" Whinney,M London Thames & Hudson, 1971 St John the Baptist was not one of the 51 chosen;"The City of London Churches" Betjeman, J. Andover, Pitkin, 1967 (rpnt 1992) instead the parish was united to that of St Antholin, Budge Row, and the site retained as a graveyard.
The Parish Registers of St John's were published along with those of St Antholin's by the Harleian Society in 1883.
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