Building    From 1191  To 1643

Paul's Cross

Categories: Religion

Sermons had been preached at Paul's Cross since at least the 12th century. In 1449 Bishop Kemp had it rebuilt and it remained in that form until in 1643 the puritanical Long Parliament ordered its destruction. It was an open octagonal booth with a pitched roof on top of which stood a cross. In 1874 the foundations of the Cross were discovered.

The New York Times of 5 November 1910 carries a report of the opening ceremony for the memorial and gives some details of the history of the Cross.

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Paul's Cross

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Paul's Cross

{Inscribed on the stone at the centre of this octagonal paving arrangement:} ...

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Paul's Cross and the Richards family

The figure on top is St Paul, of course.

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Knights Templar

Knights Templar

The seal of the Knights incorporated the image of a horse with two riders, the Knights originally being too poor to have a horse each.   By papal decree the Knights Templar were dissolved in 1312 a...

Group, Armed Forces, Religion, Seriously Famous

1 memorial
Thomas Bradbury

Thomas Bradbury

Non-conformist minister.  Born Yorkshire. One of his daughters married a brother of Richard Winter. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Reverend Percival Clementi-Smith

Reverend Percival Clementi-Smith

Active in 1901 as rector of St Andrew by the Wardrobe. From A lord mayor's diary, 1906-7: "Rev. Percival. Clementi-Smith . . . has a very good head of white hair and a fine healthy-looking, good-h...

Person, Religion, Canada

1 memorial
Reverend William Cadman

Reverend William Cadman

Canon of Canterbury. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: The Reverend William Cadman M.A. was born on 13 May 1815 in Billinge, Wigan, Lancashire, the son of William and Mary Cadman. On ...

Person, Religion

1 memorial

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Marian Leigh

Marian Leigh

Andrew Behan has researched this lady and discovered the following: Born about 1837 as Marian Prescott in Manchester, the daughter of Cyril and Marian Prescott. Her father was a solicitor. 12 Sept...

Person, Benefactor

1 memorial
W. F. Bessant
War dead, WW1
1 memorial