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First mention of St Anne & St Agnes in parish records was as early as 1137. It lays close to Aldersgate and the city wall, the remains of which can still be seen outside the church today; as can 14th Century stonework to the steeple, which remarkably still remains intact despite suffering a major fire in 1548 which burned the church mostly to the ground, then again in the Great Fire of 1666, and bomb damage in World War II.

Following the war, the parish was amalgamated with St Vedast alias Foster and the church was designated a Grade I listed building in 1950. From 1966 St Anne and St Agnes was rededicated and leased for use by the Lutheran congregations where a strong musical tradition developed, notably its Bach Vespers. The VOCES8 Foundation took over the building in June 2013 when it was brought back into the Anglican Foundation.

The Church is now the centre for a busy education programme serving the local community and sees around 5,000 children in the space each year.