The Amwell Society say ". . . an eccentric sect which petered out in the 20th century because its priesthood depended on heredity. What was planned as its cathedral is now the University of London's church off Gordon Square, WC1."
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St Antholin Church, demolished
From Geograph British Isles: St. Antholin's, completed in 1688 and regarded as one of Wren's finest City churches, stood on the corner of Sise Lane and Budge Row/Watling Street, roughly on the site...
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The Very Reverend Alan Brunskill Webster, KVCO
Dean of St Paul's Cathedral from 1978 to 1987 and before that Dean of Norwich for eight years. His Wikipedia page and his Telegraph obituary give much information about this man.
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St Olave Church, Tooley Street
Founded in the eleventh century in memory of St Olaf. The original building, shown in this 1647 drawing by Wenceslaus Hollar, survived until 1734 and was then rebuilt to the designs of Henry Flitcr...
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Cardinal Newman
Born 80 Old Broad Street, eldest son of a banker. Goaded into writing his Apologia by a criticism from Charles Kingsley published in a magazine. Established The Brompton Oratory. Died Edgbaston, B...
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Dr Walther Model von Thunen
Pastor and philatelist. He had been a collector of stamps for most of his life, but his collections and library were lost when his house was looted by members of the occupying Russian army. His col...
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Southwark Park
The Park was created mainly from market gardens. More information at Historic England. The opening day is variously given as 19 or 9. An information board at each of the main entrances to the par...
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Westminster City Council
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...
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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland) married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the man who would become George VI when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated. ...
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Gerald Road Police Station
The police station opened in what was then called Cottage Row. The name was changed to Gerald Road in 1885. After years of debate about its future, in 1993 the police moved to the newly completed B...
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