St Olave Hart Street garden

8 Hart Street

London

EC3R 7NB

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T: 020 7488 4318

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Visitor Information

Charles Dickens was so taken with this church, one of the smallest in the City, that he named it 'ghastly grim' (a trio of skulls sit over the impressive stone entrance) and included it in his Uncommon Traveller. The garden is tiny, with just a small lawned area, some trees and shrubs and several grave stones. If you're in the area though, it is worth stopping by to pay homage to the famous London diarist, Samuel Pepys, who is buried in the nave along with his wife Elizabeth.