Often the new church had the same outline as the pre-Fire building, or the tower was retained. Some of the designs may be by Robert Hooke (St Martin Ludgate), but it is clear that Wren only had a general overall control of all these projects.
The new church frequently retained its original design from before the fire, including keeping the tower. Some of the plans could have been by Robert Hooke (St Martin Ludgate), yet it is clear that Wren was in charge of the overall direction for all these initiatives.