Dean of St Paul’s from 1871 to 1890. Died Dover.
2019: We were contacted by Ann Hentschel who told us that church was born Lisbon, Portugal, not Newport, Wales, as we had read elsewhere. Ann has published her researches on RWC's mother at Bromley Caroline Metzener Family Tree.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Dean Richard William Church
This cast of characters also appear on the nearby St Paul's Choir school plaq...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Dean Richard William Church
The feast of the conversion of St Paul is on 25th January which gives the ere...
1841 an assistant chaplain in Madras, India. Vicar at St Matthias from at least 1883 until 1896 when he was promoted away.
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 9 April 1916, age 32, while serving in the Army Chaplains’ Department. "For his unceasing attention to the wounded... under incessant fire and with utter disregard...
Theologian. Born Florence, Italy. son of an Austrian nobleman/diplomat. Died London.
The church gets its name from the pattens (clog-like shoes) made and sold in the lane beside the church. An early building was pulled down and reconstructed in 1538. After the Great Fire it was a...
