A monastery was established here by the grey-habited Franciscans. Following the dissolution of the monasteries the church was renamed Christchurch and in 1552 the remains of the monastery were converted into Christ's Hospital.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Greyfriars Monastery
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French's Dairy conduit
The nice lady in the shop told us that it is a 2 metre square white marble we...
Grey Friars Monastery
Site of Grey Friars Monastery, 1225 - 1538. The Corporation of the City of Lo...
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Susanna Annesley Wesley
Born 7, Spital Yard, the 25th, and last (phew) child. Her father, Dr. Samuel Annesley, was a minister, but a dissenter of the established church of England. On becoming a teenager Susanna, centu...
3 memorials
St Mary le Bow
There is archaeological evidence that a church has existed on the site in Cheapside, London, since Saxon times, and the current building was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Its famous bells featu...
1 memorial
1 memorial
St Mary’s church, Greenwich
One of architect George Basevi's early commissions - he was brought up in Greenwich. Demolished in 1935. To us the tower seems out of proportion to the pedimented portico.
1 memorial
Benjamin Waugh
Social reformer and minister. Born in Settle, Yorkshire. Whilst working in the slums of Greenwich, he became appalled at the deprivations and cruelties suffered by children. He wrote 'The Gaol Crad...
4 memorials