On the night of the 7th May 1941 the church was bombed and gutted. All that remained of the original building was the exterior walls and tower.
After much delay, it was decided that it would be restored “stone for stone and brick for brick” to the original Wren designs.

The present building was opened in 1961 with its new status as a Guild Church, a church without a parish designed to serve the local working community.

In 2002-2003 the Crypt was cleared and the bodies there were moved to the memorial at the City of London Cemetery in Ilford.

In January 2005 a new large icon was installed, made for the site by the Monastic Family Fraternity of Jesus in Vallechiara (http://www.fraternitadigesu.org/eng/val.htm).

The church runs a selection of recitals and lectures, as well as our weekly services and evening concerts.