St Stephen Coleman
Parish church of St Stephen Coleman Street. Destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and rebuilt by Wren but then finally lost in WW2.
Parish church of St Stephen Coleman Street. Destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and rebuilt by Wren but then finally lost in WW2.
Of medieval origin, the church was destroyed by the Great Fire of London, and rebuilt to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren. It was badly damaged by bombing during WW2, and the remains were demoli...
Charles Alder Stubbs was born in Canonbury, Islington, London, the fifth of the eight children of the Reverend Stewart Dixon Stubbs (1839-1919) and Mary Elizabeth Stubbs née Alder (1825-1869). His ...
Italian Catholic priest and prominent politician, one of the fathers of the Christian democratic platform. One of the founders of the Italian People's Party in 1919, but was forced into exile in 19...
Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England. In the latter role he was associated with the taxes against which the Peasants Revolted and so, along with Robert Hales, he was dragged fro...
This 1893 map (extract here) shows a hall, Salisbury Hall, beside the pub (Morpeth Arms) set back behind a house on Old Ford Road. This 1870 map shows the hall labelled 'Bethal Chapel (Baptist)'. ...
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Charles Richard Sumner KG was a Church of England bishop. Consecrated Bishop of Winchester in 1827. In 1869 he resigned his seat, but continued to live at the official residence in Farnham until h...
Born Warwickshire. Bishop of Chester 1828 - 48 when he was elevated to Archbishop of Canterbury. Brother to Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester. Died at his summer residence in Croydon, Addington ...