{There is no plaque explaining the configuration of cobbles in the pavement..}
These cobbles mark out the site of the original circular church of the medieval Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. The Priory once occupied a ten-acre site including this church and St John's Gate. The church was rebuilt following WW2 bombing.
EC1, St John's Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
Order of St John of Jerusalem The Order of St John of Jerusalem combined reli...
When we photographed the stone we did not notice the rectangular clearing around it but this Google Satellite image displays the space we...
Our picture comes courtesy of Google Satellite view. A visit to the Guildhall Art Gallery includes access to the remains of the amphithea...
Our picture comes from Google satellite view and shows, better than can be seen at ground level, the (partial) outlines of the two church...
The modern information board reads: These gardens are laid out as the footprint of the Chapter House and Cloister of the Medieval Cathedr...
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...
Samuel Pepys, 1633 - 1703, diarist and Secretary of the Admiralty, lived here, 1679 - 1688. London County Council
Lansbury's house was destroyed by bombs only a few months after he died. We're sure Tower Hamlets had a good reason for creating a new pl...
Electrical engineer and suffragist. Born Phoebe Sarah Marks in Portsmouth. Aged 16 began teaching in London. Studied maths at Girton College Cambridge. Married William Ayrton in 1885. Elected ...
Architect and prolific writer of church hymns (nearly 2000!). Born Wapping. Died Homerton where he was a church warden at St. Barnabas.
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