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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Charterhouse church
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Priory Church
Lines laid out in the grass can just be seen in our photo. They indicate what...
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Young Men's Christian Association
The original object was "to promote the spiritual and mental improvement of young men engaged in the drapery trade."
4 memorials
John Thornton
Philanthropist who promoted Christian missionary work. Died following an accident at Bath. He is listed on the plaque as a menber of the Clapham Sect but it did not really get going until his dea...
1 memorial
Joseph Hughes
Baptist minister. Born Hand Court, Holborn. Closely associated with Samuel Stennett's Little Wild Street chapel. With their help he established a chapel in Battersea in June 1797 where he was pasto...
1 memorial
Kingston Spiritualist Church
Our photo of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle officiating at the church's opening comes from a previous incarnation (appropriate expression?) of the Kingston Spiritualist Church website. Now, 2020, there is ...
4 memorials
Missionary work
Individuals and groups were sent to places where a need was seen for Christian instruction, normally in foreign parts. The Moravian Church began sending out missionaries in 1732. The China Inland...
1 memorial