First recorded in the 12th century. Destroyed in the Great Fire it was rebuilt by Wren. The body was demolished in 1871 and only the tower remains.
2018: A 'screaming' keystone on this building was brought to our attention by City of London guide, Ian McDowell, posting at Londonist.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Mary Somerset church
The dates given on the plaque are about the time that the church ceased funct...
What was in the air in the fifties that made plaque carvers so inventive with...
Wikipedia explains: "According to John Stow, in 1370, the Brabant weaver comm...
The church and tower were redesigned and rebuilt under the direction of Sir C...
This National Library of Scotland 1914 map shows the "Missn Ch" between Eastwood and Westwood Road, just north of the tennis courts on what is now Britannia Village Green. Opened in 1882 as a miss...
Built in 1901-1903. by Arthur Keen, architect for the Baptist Union and restored in 1946. Now listed.
Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania. Born in the Liberty of the Tower. After studying law, he spent several years in Ireland managing his father's estates. During this time he converted to Qu...
Officially named Unitas Fratrum (Unity of the Brethren), it originated in Bohemia when Jan Hus, a priest and philosopher, objected to some of the practices of the Roman Catholic church, and wanted ...
Born Reading. 1628 became Bishop of London. 1633 became Archbishop of Canterbury. Supported Charles I, opposed many of the church practices that had come in during Queen Elizabeth's reign and perse...
From British History On-line: "A cottage called the Salt Box was built on demesne land on the edge of the heath north of Branch Hill Lodge between 1789 and 1808 and was replaced by a house called t...
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a la...
Probably the wife of Frederick Frye. Andrew Behan researched this woman, first making a fair stab at which Mrs Frye she is: Firstly, we can discount Mrs Frye being the mother of Frederick Charlwo...
The names are listed at Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW1, and Killed at Royal Hospital Chelsea - WW2, respectively.
From the picture source website: "The fire started in consignment of jute stored at Scovell's warehouse at Cotton's Wharf. This was the biggest of all the peacetime fires in the port: it raged for ...
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