[2] It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London of 1666, and not rebuilt, the parish being united with that of All Hallows, Bread Street.
[4] In the early 18th century, some years after the destruction of the church itself, the parish was described as covering "part of Watling Street", the number of houses being "24 and an half.
[9] St John the Evangelist was, along with most of the other churches in the City of London, destroyed by the Great Fire in September 1666.
[11] St John the Evangelist Friday Street was not one of those chosen, perhaps because of the small size of its parish, which covered just under an acre.
[12] Instead the parish was united to that of All Hallows, Bread Street and the site of the church retained for use as a graveyard, a wall and railing being erected by subscription in 1671.