[5] The present churchyard and church were given to the parish by King Henry VIII in 1543, an event commemorated by a stone in the west front of the tower.

[6] The 1543 building has undergone many alterations and enlargements during its long history and, of the original Tudor church, only the tower remains.

[5] The belfry and the cupola are a distinctive feature of the tower which appears as a landmark in many historic prints and pictures of the Thames bank.

There are memorials to other famous people including a British Prime Minister, Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757–1844)[7][8][9] and three Lord Mayors of London.

[10] A memorial to John Dee (1527–1609), who lived opposite the church and is buried in an unmarked spot beneath the chancel,[5] was unveiled in June 2013.