Has a strong historical connection with the abolitionist movement of the 18th and 19th centuries. Rev John Newton, a slave-trader turned preacher and abolitionist, was rector 1780 – 1807. Caroline's Miscellany has an informative post about this church and its rector.
2019: This church is on Historic England's register of heritage sites at risk.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
St Mary Woolnoth
This sculpture, 'Gilt of Cain', was unveiled by Bishop Tutu in commemoration ...
Writer, shopkeeper and socialite. Born on a slave ship bound for the West Indies (his birth year is approximate). His first name was Charles, but he was baptised Ignatius. His mother died soon afte...
Reigned: 1660 - 1685. Born at St James's Palace. The son of the beheaded Charles I, he was the king "restored" to the throne after the civil war. Married Catherine of Braganza in 1662 but she prod...
Came to London in 1958, lived in Notting Hill and worked as a carpenter. Murdered by a group of white youths. The race riots the previous year, the increase in racist activities by Fascist groups...
Born on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent in 1808 to slave parents. Born with vitiligo, also known as piebaldism he was, as a baby, put on show in the capital, Kingstown. Aged 15 months he was ta...
Daughter of Lord Paul. She died from leukaemia and the Ambika Paul Foundation which supports charitable causes, was set up in her memory.
There are 54 stones in total, but it is hard to believe that places like Herne Bay and Sittingbourne were ever business capitals.
Miss {Elizabeth} H. E. Hope-Clarke of Wimbledon, inspired by her own damaged silver thimble, started collecting damaged or unwanted thimbles and other trinkets to contribute to the war effort. She...
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 18 August 1919, age 34, while serving in the Royal Navy. "Commanding Coastal Motor Boat №31 he passed into Kronstadt Harbour under heavy machine gun fire, torpedoe...
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