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This is Britain's oldest Roman Catholic church, dating from the 13th century.
In 1874 when the church was bought back by the Roman Catholics it was found to be full of 'inconceivable filth, living and dead'. St Etheldreda's is the oldest Catholic church building in Britain.
It is the oldest Catholic church in England and one of only two remaining buildings in London from the reign of Edward I.
It is the oldest Catholic church in England and one of only two remaining buildings in London from the reign of Edward I.