A chapel was first built here soon after 1348 by Walter de Manny, alongside a burial ground for victims of the Black Death. In 1371 when the Charterhouse Priory was built here the chapel was incorporated as the church. Demolished by Sir Edward North soon after 1545.
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Charterhouse church
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Priory Church
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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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