▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁is ▁set ▁as ke w ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁axis ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Nikol aus ▁Pe vs ner , ▁St ▁Mary ▁Al dem ary ▁is ▁" the ▁chief ▁surv iving ▁monument ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁Goth ic ▁rev ival ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁and ▁– ▁with ▁War wick ▁– ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁late ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁Goth ic ▁church ▁in ▁England ". ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Thomas ▁the ▁Apost le , ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Fire ▁and ▁not ▁re built , ▁was ▁un ited ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ' s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁a ▁new ▁organ ▁was ▁installed , ▁built ▁by ▁George ▁England ▁and ▁Hugh ▁Russell . ▁ ▁W art ime ▁damage ▁St ▁Mary ▁Ald erm ary ▁was ▁dam aged ▁by ▁German ▁bomb s ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Bl itz ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁All ▁the ▁windows ▁were ▁sh atter ed ▁and ▁some ▁pl aster ▁fell ▁from ▁the ▁v ault ing ▁but ▁the ▁building ▁itself ▁remained ▁int act . ▁ ▁Rest or ations ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁been ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁restored ▁many ▁times ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 – 7 ▁there ▁were ▁major ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁interior : ▁a ▁new ▁o ak ▁screen ▁was ▁inserted ▁div iding ▁the ▁church ▁from ▁the ▁lo bb y ; ▁the ▁p ew s ▁and ▁st alls ▁were ▁replaced , ▁the ▁organ ▁was ▁moved