CATEGORY 4 STARS (SUPERIOR)
London City
Aparthotel Serviced Apartments
Heart Of The Financial City of London
THE CREECHURCH
CREECHURCH LANE (Ref:
bs/tc1)
LONDON EC3
(City Apartments Collection)
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 Nearest Aldgate (Circle and metropolitan lines)
Liverpool Street (central, circle, metropolitan and Main line)
Overview
S ituated
in the heart of the City, The Creechurch is a b eautiful
19th Century conversion. This complex comprises of one and two-bedroom
apartments converted from two of the last remaining tea warehouses in
London. Set behind the original 19th century façade these one and
two-bedroom apartments have been designed to maximise space and light
and incorporate the highest specification of furnishings. Just a short
walk from the apartments is Spitalfield Market with its lively
atmosphere and array of bars and restaurants.
Property Amenities
- Lift/Elevators Present
- Pub On-Site
- Restaurant On-Site
- Secure Entry System
Services Included
- Basic Cable Television
Service Provided
Bi-Weekly Housekeeping
- Complimentary Local
Telephone Service with Two Phones Provided
- Customized Billing to Suit
Your Company's Needs
Guest Handbook with a guide to the city and local
community. Find everything from the area tourist sights,
the nearest drug store, to the fitness center hours.
- Key Packet Delivered Prior
To Move-In
Our Satisfaction Guarantee
- Welcome Gift Box with
Snacks and Move-In Essentials
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Property Features
- Digital Satellite
Television
- Fully-Equipped Gourmet
Kitchens
- Hardwood Floors
- In-Suite Alarm System
- Stereo/Radio/Compact Disc
Player
- Trouser Press
Location
City Of London:
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History
In Medieval times, the Priory of Christi Church ran just
behind what is now called Creechurch Lane (itself a corruption of
"Christi Church". during the disillusion of the Monasteries in the
mid-16th Century, the Priory Church was offered to the parishioners who
could not afford its upkeep (being larger than Westminster Abbey) and who
tore it down and rebuilt a smaller more manageable church on the site.
In 1628, this smaller church was demolished by Archbishop
Lord who rebuilt it as the Church of St. Katherine Cree which was duly
consecrated in 1630 and is now the existing church on Creechurch Lane.
Sir John Gayer, once Lord Mayor of London, is buried inside
the church of St. Katherine Cree and his legacy is remembered to this day by
preaching of the "Lion Sermon" around the 16th October each year,
to commemorate Sir John's deliverance from a close encounter with a lion
once in Arabia,. Being a Royalist, he had concocted a spurious trade mission
to Arabia to avoid his Parliamentarian enemies: taking some merchants along,
he separated from them as soon as he could and awoke on morning to find that
a lion had been circling him as he slept, whereupon he fell to his knees and
prayed in gratitude for his safety. He subsequently returned to England only
to find himself thrown into the Tower by the then Lord Mayor before being
released in response to a public outcry. He died in 1648.
By the turn of the 20th century, several wholesale tea
Merchants had established premises on Creechrch lane particularly the
present block where tea consumers Co. resided until about 1920.
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