Church. Originally a small chapel built outside the walls of Barking Abbey. Altered and enlarged in the 15th and 16th centuries. Captain Cook was married here in 1762.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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St Margaret's Barking
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Barking Abbey
Barking Abbey Was founded by St Erkenwald in the year 666. Destroyed by the D...
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Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester
Charles Richard Sumner KG was a Church of England bishop. Consecrated Bishop of Winchester in 1827. In 1869 he resigned his seat, but continued to live at the official residence in Farnham until h...
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Reverend Percival Clementi-Smith
Active in 1901 as rector of St Andrew by the Wardrobe. From A lord mayor's diary, 1906-7: "Rev. Percival. Clementi-Smith . . . has a very good head of white hair and a fine healthy-looking, good-h...
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William Vincent
Schoolar and theologian. Born Limehouse. Educated at Westminster School. Headmaster of Westminster School 1788-1802. Dean of Westminster 1803-15. Responsible for enclosing what is now Vincent Squar...
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Gravel Pit Chapel
Taking its name from a nearby gravel pit, this was established in Hackney between 1715 and 1716. Initially it was for a nonconformist congregation, but eventually became Unitarian. In 1809 it moved...
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