Leading Wesleyan Methodist. Born Manchester. Arrived in London in 1803. Regarded as the second founder of Methodism after John Wesley.
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Westminster Abbey
Officially, The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster. According to tradition, there has been a religious establishment on the site since the seventh century. Construction of the present bui...
Rev. the Hon. F. G. Pelham
Reverend Francis Godolphin Pelham, briefly 5th Earl of Chichester. Born as the second son of 3rd Earl of Chichester and as such not expecting the title he went into the church. But his brother, Wa...
The Huguenots
French Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. The name emerged in 1560 but its derivation is unknown. The faith attracted skilled city workers such as weavers, goldsmiths and fan-makers but p...
Abbot Laurence Soper
Searching for a picture we were shocked to find the picture source website where we learn that Soper was, in September 2012, wanted by the police " in connection with allegations of {historic} sexu...
St Helen's Catholic Church Chipping Ongar
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William Charles Lovely
Royal Navy Fleet Paymaster. The National Archives has a reference with the same name and profession (appointed 18/3/1856), so it seems almost certain that this is the same person. Digital Spy Foru...
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