St Mary le Strand

St Mary le Strand
St Mary le Strand
	St Mary le Strand seen from the west (prior to pedestrianisation in 2021)
Location	Strand, City of Westminster WC2R 1ES, London
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Liberal Catholic
Website	www.stmarylestrand.com
History
Dedicated	1724
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I
Architect(s)	James Gibbs
Years built	1714–1724
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of London
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of London; (previously Charing Cross)
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Peter Babington
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Margaret Stonborough, Nick Cressey

St Mary le Strand is a Church of England church at the eastern end of the Strand in the City of Westminster, London. It lies within the Deanery of Westminster (St Margaret) within the Diocese of London. The church stands on what was until recently a traffic island to the north of Somerset House, King's College London's Strand campus, and south of Bush House (formerly the headquarters of the BBC World Service and now also part of King's College London). Although earlier churches preceded it, the present foundation was part of an extensive new church building effort in the early 1700s ("Queen Anne Churches"). It is the official church of the Women's Royal Naval Service, and has a book of remembrance for members who have died in service. The nearest tube station is Temple, with the now-closed Aldwych station nearly opposite the church. It is known as one of the two 'Island Churches', the other being St Clement Danes.