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Site of Laurence Pountney Church and Corpus Christi College. Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666.
The Corporation of the City of London
Site: Laurence Pountney Church (1 memorial)
EC4, Laurence Pountney Hill
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Laurence Pountney Church
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Laurence Pountney Church & Corpus Christi College
Sir John Poultney or de Pulteney was in the Drapers' Company, Lord Mayor 3 ti...
Great Fire of London
Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area...
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Laurence Pountney Church
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Corporation of the City of London
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...
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