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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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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Robert Salte
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
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St John the Evangelist church, Wilton Road
The picture source provides the following information: Built in 1874 as a chapel of ease to St Peter, Eaton Square. The church was destroyed in WW2 and the remains pulled down a few years later. Th...
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Church of the Assumption & St Gregory
The last remaining 'embassy chapel' as explained at Caroline's Miscellany and at Ian Visits. Built in the early 18th century. Following damage in the Gordon Riots this was rebuilt in 1790.
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