Born Greece. Bought up in Devon. 1876 married Beatrice Blanche Lascelles. Bishop of London, 1885 - 1896. Archbishop of Canterbury 1896 - death. One of the last ceremonies at which he officiated was the coronation of Edward VII. Died Lambeth Palace.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Frederick Temple, Bishop of London
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Knightsbridge - 5 - Temple
We original thought this was Gladstone (who had died only a few years before)...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Frederick Temple, Bishop of London
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How memorial gateway
{On the front:} How Memorial Gateway {On the back:} Erected AD MDCCCXCIV {18...
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Raising the tower - Wandsworth All Saints
The upper storey of the west tower was added in 1841 to enable a peal of eight bells to be installed. The picture shows the tower in 1810, pre-works.
Samuel Bickersteth
Rev. S. Bickersteth, MA. Committee chairman. Because of the unusual surname, it is almost certain that he was the same Reverend Samuel Bickersteth who had been vicar of Leeds, Lewisham and nearby C...
Sandemanian chapel
The Sandemanians were a Christian sect founded by John Glas in Scotland and spread into England and America by his son-in-law Robert Sandeman. Sandeman arrived in London in April 1761 and establish...
Henry Geard
One of the Deacons at the Wandsworth chapel who provided lectures and popular entertainments during the week for the working classes. Active in 1883.
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Reformers tree / Reform tree
The text on the memorial says that the original tree was burnt by the people at the Reform League meeting at the tree on that day in 1866 but we can find no confirmation of that. Wikipedia has qui...
Henry Hugh Armstead
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Sir John Cass
Tory politician, slave trader and philanthropist. Date of birth unknown so we use his date of baptism, which took place at St Botolph, Aldgate. 1705 became a director of the Royal African Company w...
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W. H. Church
Alderman in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: William Henry Church was born in 1876 in Knightsbridge, a son of Joseph Church and Mary Ann Chur...
King George VI
Became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated. Like his father George V, he was born a second son and rather unexpectedly ascended to the throne. Like his grandfather, Edward VII, he was bor...
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