Building    To 1666

St Mary Colechurch

Categories: Religion

First recorded in the late 12th century as an element in the name of the priest, Peter Colechurch, who built the first stone London Bridge. It is not known whether the church took its name from Peter, or vice versa.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Mary Colechurch

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St Mary Colechurch

Site of St Mary Cole Church, destroyed in the Great Fire 1666. The Corporati...

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John Routh

John Routh

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

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
William Robert Fountaine Addison, VC

William Robert Fountaine Addison, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 9 April 1916, age 32, while serving in the Army Chaplains’ Department. "For his unceasing attention to the wounded... under incessant fire and with utter disregard...

Person, Armed Forces, Religion

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Rev. William Hagger Barlow

Rev. William Hagger Barlow

Vicar of Islington, active 1894. From The Eagle, 1891 "The Christian of May 2, 1890, gives an excellent portrait and a biographical sketch of the Rev W. H. Barlow, B.D. Vicar of Islington, formerly...

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Canon Samuel Barnett

Canon Samuel Barnett

Social reformer. While curate of St Mary's in Bryanston Square, met Henrietta Barnett and married her in his own church. The site given as the picture source is a forum where the infamous Jack the...

Person, Jack the Ripper suspects, Religion, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Humphrey Middlemore

Humphrey Middlemore

Monk at London Charterhouse.  Executed at Tyburn.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial