Dating back to at least 1331, the church was destroyed in the Great Fire after which the parish united with that of St Margaret Pattens, in 1670 and then in 1954 was included in that of St Edmund the King Lombard Street.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Gabriel Fen(church)
Commemorated ati
Gilt of Cain - Slave trade
This sculpture, 'Gilt of Cain', was unveiled by Bishop Tutu in commemoration ...
St Gabriel Fenchurch
In the roadway opposite stood St Gabriel Fenchurch, destroyed in the Great Fi...
St Gabriel Fen churchyard
The modern information board above adds nothing of historical interest.
Other Subjects
Eton Mission and Eton Manor Clubs
The private boys school Eton College launched a scheme to provide social and religious support to people living in Hackney Wick and to familiarise privileged schoolboys with social conditions in de...
St Leonards, St Martin's-le-Grand
The church seems to have occupied a site between St Martin's-le-Grand and Foster Lane. Destroyed in the Great Fire its ruins were, amazingly, not removed until the early 1800s.
Simon of Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England. In the latter role he was associated with the taxes against which the Peasants Revolted and so, along with Robert Hales, he was dragged fro...
William Godfrey, Archbishop of Westminster
Born Liverpool. Died Westminster Hospital.
Ralph Jackson
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.