Tortured and exiled for his Protestant beliefs. Chaplain to the Earl of Essex and vicar of West Ham, 1551 - 1563. Although not a martyr he was tortured & exiled for preaching against auricular confession transubstantiation purgatory and images. He was a distinguished Preacher of the Reformation and greatly encouraged the martyrs listed on the Stratford Martyrs memorial.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Revd. Thomas Rose
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Stratford Martyrs
The event on 27 June 1556 was a big draw: "These 11 men and 2 women were brou...
Other Subjects
Bagley's Foundry / The Foundery
There was a gun-manufacturing foundry at Windmill Hill, now Tabernacle Street EC2, until an explosion on 10 May 1716. Captured French guns were being melted and the liquid metal was poured into mou...
2 memorials
Canon Lewis John Collins
Treasurer of St Paul's Cathedral in 1979 and was Canon of St Paul's from 1948 to 1981. Lewis John Collins was born on 23 March 1905 in Hawkhurst, Kent, one of the four children of Arthur Collins (...
1 memorial
Sir Thomas Docwra
Grand Prior of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, 1501-1527. In 1504 he rebuilt St John's Gate. We guess the Docwra family are descended from Sir Thomas or his family.
1 memorial
1 memorial
George Whitefield
Born Gloucester. Met the Wesley brothers and was a founder of Methodism. Preached the "New Awakening" in Britain and America. When churches were closed to him he preached in the open such as on Ken...
1 memorial
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Floods
SE18, Unity Way, Thames Barrier cafe
Commemorating the devastating floods of January 31st 1953. In memory of more than 2,100 lives lost in countries around the North Sea. T...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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...
1 memorial
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Ben Nicholson
Artist. Born Denham, Buckinghamshire. Father was Sir William Nicholson, painter. Married to sculptor, Barbara Hepworth, 1938 -51. They were central to a number of groups of avant-garde artists bas...
1 memorial
Mrs S. F. Kirby
A pdf from RBKC tells us that SFK is "Mrs Kirby, who sponsored nine other drinking fountains in London".
1 memorial
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