Catholic church built by architect John Newman in 1820. Replaced in 1902 by the church of the same name in the north section of Eldon Street.
From the church's website: "As the permanent seat of the Vicar Apostolic, it served as Cardinal Wiseman's pro-cathedral 1852 - 1870."
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St Mary Moorfields
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St Mary Moorfields
Site of St Mary Moorfields, Pro Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church 1852 -...
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St Stephen Coleman
Parish church of St Stephen Coleman Street. Destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and rebuilt by Wren but then finally lost in WW2.
John Conder, DD
Non-conformist minister. Born in Cambridgeshire. Died Hackney. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
St Marys Newington clock tower
An early church was demolished in 1720, leaving only the clock tower. The new building incorporated the original large clock tower at the western end. This church including the tower was demolished...
James Stephen
Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Dorset. Trained in law and worked for a time in the Carribean where he saw the cruelty to slaves and became an abolitionist. The death of his first wife deepened hi...
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