Plaque

Lindsey House

Inscription

Lindsey House, built 1674 by Robert Bertie 3rd Earl of Lindsey, incorporates a house which Sir Theodore Mayerne, court physician, built on the site of Sir Thomas More's farm. Reconstructed 1752 by Count Zinzendorf as the London headquarters of the Moravian Brethren.
Sub-divided 1774 as 1-7 Lindsey Row. Altered in the 19th century and again in 1952.

Site: Lindsey House (1 memorial)

SW10, Cheyne Walk, 95-100

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Lindsey House

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Lindsey House

A grade II listed villa, thought to be the oldest building in Kensington and ...

Moravian Church

Officially named Unitas Fratrum (Unity of the Brethren), it originated in Boh...

Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey

Hereditary peer. Member of Parliament for Boston, Lincolnshire from 1661 to 1...

Theodore Mayerne

Physician, born Théodore Turquet de Mayerne in Geneva, Switzerland. He studie...

Sir Thomas More

Born Milk Street. In conflict with Henry VIII over religion he was imprisoned...

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