In 1747 these gates and railings were purchased for this church from Cannons Edgware, the seat of James, first Duke of Chandos, friend and patron of the composer Handel. Originally wrought about 1715 they were restored in 1952 by Charles Hall Ltd of Hampstead.
NW3, Church Row
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John's Hampstead gates
Born the son of a Herefordshire squire. His first wife's dowry included the C...
Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St John's Hampstead gates
{There are 5 panels alternating with a balustrade. On the central panel, insi...
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We were sceptical but a 2012 article in Time confirms: “Technically, the Queen still owns the sturgeons, whales and dolphins in the water...
We first saw this plaque when it was on the building that used to occupy this site. That was from 1990ish but the style of the plaque is ...
From Michael Rank: "Dorset Street was renamed Dove Road (Dove Bros builders named on the plaque) in 1935."
This garden used to have a low wall along the boundary with the pavement and the plaque was mounted on that. But, 2012, we noticed that ...
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