Church first recorded in a document of 1196. Destroyed in the Great Fire, rebuilt by Wren (or his colleagues, at least) and, found to be unsafe, demolished in 1900.
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St Michaels Bassishaw
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St Michaels Bassishaw
Site of St Michael Bassishaw, demolished 1900. The Corporation of the City of...
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All Hallows, Barking
The oldest church in the City, founded by the Saxon Abbey of Barking. Built on the site of a Roman building. Expanded and rebuilt several times. A nearby explosion in 1650 demolished the west to...
1 memorial
John Townsend
Nonconformist minister. Born Whitechapel. Minister at Kingston, Bermondsey and then the Orange Street Chapel. 1807 co-founder of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Old Kent Road, which he part...
1 memorial
Association of Jewish Refugees
The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain. The AJR’s plaque scheme honours p...
5 memorials
Curfew Tower
A gateway, it is the only complete remaining building of Barking Abbey. Built in the 14th century and reconstructed in 1460, it now forms the main entrance to the churchyard of St Margaret's Churc...
1 memorial
Knights Templar
The seal of the Knights incorporated the image of a horse with two riders, the Knights originally being too poor to have a horse each. By papal decree the Knights Templar were dissolved in 1312 a...
1 memorial
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