St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations)
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St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations) refers to the early 18th-century redesign of the church’s tower in the City of London by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, showcasing his distinctive English Baroque style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations) canonical | 1 |
| tower of St Michael, Cornhill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T413026 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations) Context triple: [Nicholas Hawksmoor, notableWork, St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations)]
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A.
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London is a historic medieval Anglican church in the City of London, noted for its surviving pre-Great Fire architecture and strong association with the diarist Samuel Pepys.
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B.
St Botolph's Church
St Botolph's Church is a prominent medieval parish church in Boston, Lincolnshire, famed for its towering 14th-century lantern tower known as "The Stump."
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C.
St Alfege Church
St Alfege Church is a historic Anglican church in Greenwich, London, notable as the site of Archbishop Alfege’s martyrdom and for its Baroque design by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
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D.
Great Minster House, London
Great Minster House in London is a government office building best known as the main headquarters of the UK Department for Transport.
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E.
St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Church is a historic Christian church and prominent architectural landmark located in the city of Fürth, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations) Target entity description: St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations) refers to the early 18th-century redesign of the church’s tower in the City of London by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, showcasing his distinctive English Baroque style.
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A.
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London
St Olave's Church, Hart Street, London is a historic medieval Anglican church in the City of London, noted for its surviving pre-Great Fire architecture and strong association with the diarist Samuel Pepys.
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B.
St Botolph's Church
St Botolph's Church is a prominent medieval parish church in Boston, Lincolnshire, famed for its towering 14th-century lantern tower known as "The Stump."
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C.
St Alfege Church
St Alfege Church is a historic Anglican church in Greenwich, London, notable as the site of Archbishop Alfege’s martyrdom and for its Baroque design by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
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D.
Great Minster House, London
Great Minster House in London is a government office building best known as the main headquarters of the UK Department for Transport.
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E.
St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Church is a historic Christian church and prominent architectural landmark located in the city of Fürth, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque architecture work
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architectural project ⓘ church tower alteration ⓘ |
| appliesToPart |
St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
tower of St Michael, Cornhill
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| architect | Nicholas Hawksmoor ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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English Baroque ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglican ⓘ |
| genre | ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| hasPart | church tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
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England ⓘ City of London ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInEcclesiasticalJurisdiction | Diocese of London ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Cornhill ⓘ |
| mainBuilding |
St Michael, Cornhill
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surface form:
St Michael, Cornhill church
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| notableFor |
association with Nicholas Hawksmoor
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distinctive English Baroque tower design ⓘ |
| partOf | St Michael, Cornhill ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Church of England ⓘ |
| significantArchitect | Nicholas Hawksmoor ⓘ |
| startTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations) Description of subject: St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations) refers to the early 18th-century redesign of the church’s tower in the City of London by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, showcasing his distinctive English Baroque style.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations)
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appliesToPart
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St Michael, Cornhill (tower alterations)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
tower of St Michael, Cornhill