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Site of the Parsonage of St Nicholas Acons where scientific life assurance began in 1762.
The Corporation of the City of London
Site: St Nicholas Acons parsonage (1 memorial)
EC3, Nicholas Lane
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St Nicholas Acons parsonage
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St Nicholas Acons parsonage
The church, dating back to the 9th century, was destroyed in the Great Fire a...
scientific life assurance
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St Nicholas Acons parsonage
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