A church dedicated to journalism was something I never knew existed. It seems like an odd concept when only hearing that the church is ‘dedicated to journalism’ without any context.

Fleet Street is known as British journalism’s spiritual home. Ever since the mid 1980’s, the street was the centre for national journalism printing in all of the UK. The street used to be filled with press companies with journalists filling the streets.

St Bride’s Church also lives on the busy street and has claimed the title as the Journalists’ Church, honoring all those who work in the media, past and present. There is a special corner of the church that has a shrine for those who have passed away while on-site reporting. The Altar is for those across the country who have sacrificed their lives for their work.

Besides being a historical church in the journalism community, the church is riddled with history.

The original design of the church was largely destroyed by a fire in the London Blitz in 1940. The basement of the historic is home to a large crypt as well.

Though fire-bombs tried to destroy a piece of journalism history, the building still stands tall and will always pay homage to the media.