The tower, on the other hand, survived in its original state until 1694 when it was pulled down, and a new one erected (possibly on its mediaeval lower stages) in 1695–98.

[13] A proposal by Sir Hugh Casson to leave this and several other churches as roofless ruins to serve as a war memorial was not implemented.

[14] The Parochial Church Council at the time included Sir John Betjeman and the organ builder Noel Mander.

He made an almost imperceptible taper in the pews and floor pattern, to give a false perspective towards the altar, making the church look longer than it is.

Dykes Bower designed the fine plaster ceiling, in the style of the late seventeenth century, which is embellished with gold and varnished aluminium leaf.

Dykes Bower commissioned the Whitefriars glass windows in the East End, showing scenes from the life of St Vedast.

These windows use opaque glass to hide tall buildings behind and to disguise the fact that the East wall is a wedge in plan.

[16] A niche in the internal courtyard of the rectory contains a carved stone head of Canon Mortlock by sculptor Jacob Epstein.