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)
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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
First synagogue after resettlement
A house in Creechurch Lane was converted to a synagogue for the Sephardi Jews (Spanish and Portuguese) which opened in 1657. This was enlarged but the increase in numbers quickly made a purpose-bui...
1 memorial
1 memorial
St Saviours
St Saviours is a former civil parish. Created from the union of the parishes of St Margaret and St Mary Magdalene. In 1855 it was grouped with Southwark Christchurch into the St Saviour's District....
1 memorial
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...
4 memorials
Diocese of Sourozh
The Russian Orthodox Great Britain and Ireland diocese. The Archbishop is known as Metropolitan, the first being Metropolitan Anthony who held the post until his death.
1 memorial
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Carl Linnaeus
Born Stenbrohult, Småland in southern Sweden. Inventor of a system for naming, ranking, and classifying organisms. One of the great collectors of the 18th century. At his death Joseph Banks tried b...
2 memorials
Thomas Bowyer
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
1 memorial
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