Group    From 1882 

Church Army

Categories: Religion

A Christian evangelical organisation founded by Reverend Wilson Carlile. Unlike the plaque, their website omits the definite article from their name so so do we.

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Church Army

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Prebendary Wilson Carlile

Prebendary Wilson Carlile, 1847 - 1942, founder of the Church Army, lived her...

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Unknown warrior

Unknown warrior

The idea of a ceremonial burial for an unknown soldier came from a WW1 Army padre, Rev. David Railton.  The French and the British acted on the idea in 1920 and over the years many other countries ...

Person, Armed Forces, Religion

1 memorial
Somerset Walpole

Somerset Walpole

Rector and bishop. Full name George Henry Somerset Walpole. Born Nottinghamshire, the son of a reverend. Father of Hugh Walpole. After early service in the west of England he moved first to Auckla...

Person, Religion, New Zealand, Scotland, USA

1 memorial
G. D. Lawrence

G. D. Lawrence

Rector of St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey in 1883.

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Old St Paul's Cathedral

Old St Paul's Cathedral

From Engineering Timelines : "The present St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, is the fourth cathedral on this site. The first two Anglo-Saxon buildings were timber, and the third...

Building, Religion

5 memorials
Kingston Spiritualist Church

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 ...

Building, Religion

4 memorials

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Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence

Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence

Suffragette. Born Bristol. Married Frederick. A happy marriage they shared their surnames and worked together for the cause. Died Gomshall, Surrey. The picture shows, left to right: Constance Lytt...

Person, Gender Issues, Journalism / Publishing

4 memorials
Haberdashers' Hall

Haberdashers' Hall

The headquarters of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. Their first hall was located on the corner of Staining Lane and Maiden Lane (now Gresham Street). It was destroyed in the Great Fire of L...

Building, Liveries & Guilds

1 memorial
Eyre Arms Tavern

Eyre Arms Tavern

St John’s Wood was once part of the Great Forest of Middlesex. Until the end of the eighteenth century (when plans for residential development first appeared) it remained in agricultural use. By 17...

Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

1 memorial
Fm.John Victor Appleby

Fm.John Victor Appleby

Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched Appleby: Fireman John Victor Appleby was born on 20 June 1946 and his birth was registered in Poplar. He was the son of...

Person, Emergency Services, Tragedy

3 memorials