Ghost building

Priory Church

Lines laid out in the grass can just be seen in our photo. They indicate what is now thought to be the site of the original Priory Church and in our terms are a "ghost building", such as the Roman amphitheatre. There the Google Maps satellite view is very useful but here the shadows make that useless.

Site: Carthusian martyrs (2 memorials)

EC1, Charterhouse Square

A private commemoration ceremony takes place at the Carthusian martyrs plaque on 4 May, the date of John Houghton's execution, each year.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Priory Church

Subjects commemorated i

Charterhouse church

A chapel was first built here soon after 1348 by Walter de Manny, alongside a...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Priory Church

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Carthusian martyrs

Carthusian martyrs

The verse comes from "The Apocrypha: Prayer of Azariah, Chapter 1". We don't...

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Nearby Memorials

St Paul's medieval footprint

St Paul's medieval footprint

EC4, St Paul's Churchyard

The modern information board reads: These gardens are laid out as the footprint of the Chapter House and Cloister of the Medieval Cathedr...

2 subjects commemorated
Roman amphitheatre

Roman amphitheatre

EC2, Guildhall Yard

Our picture comes courtesy of Google Satellite view. A visit to the Guildhall Art Gallery includes access to the remains of the amphithea...

1 subject commemorated
St Mary’s church, Greenwich

St Mary’s church, Greenwich

SE10, King William Walk, St Mary's Gate into Greenwich Park

The excellent Greenwich Phantom tells us that the footprint of the old church is shown "by a beech hedge, some of the foundation stones m...

1 subject commemorated
Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem

Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem

EC1, St John's Square

These cobbles mark out the site of the original circular church of the medieval priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem.

1 subject commemorated
St Mary Matfelon

St Mary Matfelon

E1, Altab Ali Park, Whitechapel Road

Our picture comes from Google satellite view and shows, better than can be seen at ground level, the (partial) outlines of the two church...

13 subjects commemorated