Catholic group who funded the Tyburn shrine.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Friends of Tyburn
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Tyburn Convent - green
105 Catholic martyrs lost their lives at the Tyburn gallows near this site, 1...
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Stratford Langthorne Abbey
A Cistercian monastery. Also called St Mary's or West Ham Abbey, one of the largest Cistercian abbeys in England, it existed until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Although the ruins were pillag...
1 memorial
Robert Salte
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
1 memorial
Bishop Thomas Wood
Born in the Parish of Hackney. He seems to have been a bad boy: Ejected from his rectory for scandal in 1651. Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1671 until his death, but suspended 1684 - 87 for bein...
1 memorial
David Sheppard
Cricketer and bishop. Born David Stuart Sheppard in Reigate, As a cricketer he played for Cambridge University, Sussex and England. He converted to Evangelical Christianity while at Cambridge, and ...
1 memorial
Dr. Nahum Sokolow
President of the world Zionist Organisation, statesman and author. Born in Russian Poland, Sokolow was a prolific writer and campaigner on behalf of the world Zionist movement. The city of Tel Avi...
Person, Politics & Administration, Religion, Israel/Palestine, Poland, Russia
1 memorial
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Robert Travers Herford
Unitarian minister, scholar and interpreter of Judaism. In addition to the information shown on his Wikipedia page and of his religious studies on the encyclopedia.com website, we know that Robert...
1 memorial
A. B. Burton Foundry
Founder based in Thames Ditton. From Exploring Surrey's Past: The foundry was established in Summer Road, Thames Ditton, in 1874 by Cox and Sons, ecclesiastical suppliers, to cast ornaments and st...
8 memorials
London Bridge head spikes
Traitors’ heads used to be displayed on spikes on London Bridge, at the Stone Gateway on the south bank. This merry London ritual began in about 1300 and continued until about 1660. The lofty hea...
1 memorial
William Lambe
1569-1570 Master of the Clothworkers' Company. Three wives but childless which allowed for his philanthropy. 1564-1577 he financed the rebuilding of the Holborn Conduit which, until its demolition ...
Person, Food & Drink, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
3 memorials
William Shakespeare
Born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon. His birth date is usually given as the 23rd, the same date as his death, but all that is actually known is that he was baptised 3 days later, on the 26th. Even...
46 memorials
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