Building    To 1841

St Bartholomew by the Exchange

Categories: Religion

Church recorded since the 13th century. Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666, rebuilt by Wren, demolished 1841 so that Threadneedle Street could be widened.

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St Bartholomew by the Exchange

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St Bartholomew

Site of St Bartholomew by the Exchange, burnt 1666, rebuilt by Wren, demolish...

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William Kiffin

William Kiffin

Non-conformist minister.  Born in London.  Became rich in the wool trade.  Died in London.  Buried in Bunhill burial ground.

Person, Commerce, Religion

1 memorial
Mary Overie

Mary Overie

Traditions vary but one is that Mary was the daughter of John Overs, a very successful Thames ferryman in the tenth century.  She gave her inherited wealth to fund a convent which became St Mary Ov...

Fiction, Philanthropy, Religion

1 memorial
Marian Martyrs executed at Smithfield

Marian Martyrs executed at Smithfield

Queen Mary I (reigned 1553-8) earned the nickname 'Bloody Mary' for the persecution and execution of Protestants and other non-Catholics during her reign.  Wikipedia lists abut 40 in an 'incomplete...

Group, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
Bishop Peter Amigo

Bishop Peter Amigo

Bishop. Born Peter Emmanuel Amigo at Waterport Street, Gibraltar. Ordained 1888. Consecrated as the 6th Bishop of Southwark on 25 March 1904. Founded the John Fisher School, Purley in 1929. Died at...

Person, Religion, Gibraltar

2 memorials
St Mary le Bow

St Mary le Bow

There is archaeological evidence that a church has existed on the site in Cheapside since Saxon times and the current building was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. Its famous bells feature in the ...

Building, Religion

1 memorial