Building    From 1288  To 1878

St Dionis Backchurch

Categories: Religion

Destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666, rebuilt by Wren in 1674, demolished 1878.

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St Dionis Backchurch

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St Dionis Backchurch

Site of St Dionis Backchurch demolished 1878. City of London

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Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King

One of the world's most famous civil rights activists, born Michael King Jr. A Baptist minister, he visited London in December 1964 on his way to Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize. He stayed at...

Person, Race Issues, Religion, Seriously Famous, Tragedy, USA

4 memorials
Henry Wye

Henry Wye

Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
Queen Anne's Bounty

Queen Anne's Bounty

Following the Reformation the taxes on church livings, which used to be paid to the Pope, went to the Crown. In 1704, during Queen Anne's reign, a scheme was implemented that used some of these fun...

Concept, Philanthropy, Property, Religion

1 memorial
The Very Reverend Alan Brunskill Webster, KVCO

The Very Reverend Alan Brunskill Webster, KVCO

Dean of St Paul's Cathedral from 1978 to 1987 and before that Dean of Norwich for eight years. His Wikipedia page and his Telegraph obituary give much information about this man.

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Bishop and opponent of apartheid and campaigner on many other causes: AIDS, homophobia, etc.  Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. His Wikipedia page and obituary confirm that he died, aged 90 ...

Person, Peace, Race Issues, Religion, Seriously Famous, Social Welfare, South Africa

1 memorial

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I. Ellis

I. Ellis

Church warden of St Dunstans Stepney, 1999.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
A. J. Wheatland

A. J. Wheatland

Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Southwark Fire Station, HQ and Training Centre

Southwark Fire Station, HQ and Training Centre

This location has hosted 4 buildings important to the history of the London Fire Brigade.  We’ll tell the story chronologically. In 1777 a new St Saviour’s workhouse, by George Gwilt the Elder, wa...

Building, Emergency Services

2 memorials
St Mary Abbots Gardens

St Mary Abbots Gardens

W8, Kensington Church Walk

The Library Time Machine has a good post on St Mary Abbots itself.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
English and American Browning Society

English and American Browning Society

Plenty of Browning Societies exist, but we can't find one with this specific name.

Group, Community / Clubs

1 memorial