Fire destroys historic London church

The heritage-listed St Mark’s church in the London neighbourhood of St John’s Wood was destroyed by a massive fire. Eighty firefighters worked overnight to contain the blaze, with no injuries reported. The National Churches Trust had listed St Mark’s as a Grade II Victorian church, which finished construction between 1846 and 1847, describing it as an “architectural and historical treasure”.  London church described as ‘historical treasure’ destroyed by fire