St. Bride's Church

Have you ever wondered how the tiered wedding cake came about? Look no further than the distinctive spire of St Brides just off Fleet Street. An 18th century baker William rich used the three tired spire as inspiration in a range of wedding cakes and it has became the standard ever since. However there is so much more to this delightful little church which I often visit to get away from it all. Saint Bride's has a long and interesting history. Named after Saint Bridget, a 5th century Irish saint who turned well water into beer (a nice party trick me thinks and always a welcome guest) there has been at least been seven church buildings on the site since ...  Read the complete review

Located just off Fleet Street in the City of London, St. Bride's Church has been a site of Christian worship for over 1,500 years, and was named after St. Bridget of Kildare. It has one of the most distinctive spires among British churches, with a series of tiered layers, which was the inspiration for the first tiered wedding cake, constructed by an enterprising Fleet Street baker over three hundred years ago. HISTORY In the Blitz, during the Second World War, a bomb blast levelled much of the site of St. Bride's Church, and for seventeen years, the church remained a shell. However, during this seventeen year period, extensive excavation work ...  Read the complete review