The Priory was the English headquarters of the Order of St John of Jerusalem which combined religion, crusading military might and the care of the sick. The members of the order were also known as the Knights Hospitaller or the Knights of Malta. In 1312 this order merged with / took over the Knights Templar. In 1877 set up the St John Ambulance Association.
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Order of St John of Jerusalem
These cobbles mark out the site of the original circular church of the mediev...
St John's Gate This building was the main entrance to the Grand Priory of th...
Better known as the Royal Artillery. By royal warrant of King George I, two c...
Crushed under a collapsing wall in Shoe Lane or St Bride Street while fightin...
Admiral and hydrographer (map making for sailors). Developed the Beaufort Sc...
