The first reference to a church on this site is to 'St Olave de Mukewellestrate' in the twelfth century,named for King Olave. Destroyed in 1666 by the Great Fire and not rebuilt. Instead the parish was merged with St Alban, Wood Street.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Olave Church, Silver Street
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St Olave, Silver Street - destroyed
We originally questioned the date of this plaque but Melissa Harrison wrote a...
St Olave, Silver Street - road widened
St. Olave’s Silver Street. This churchyard was thrown back and the road widen...
Other Subjects
John Conder, DD
Non-conformist minister. Born in Cambridgeshire. Died Hackney. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
Andrew Gifford, DD
Non-conformist minister and numismatist. Born Bristol. Became Baptist minister at Little Wild Street (see Samuel Stennett) in 1730 but in 1735 he had to leave when accused by a member of the congre...
Lucian Tapiede
Anglican from Papua New Guinea, was killed during the Japanese invasion.
Ancient Order of Druids
The Ancient Order of Druids sprung out of a surge of interest in the 18th century in all things related to ancient Britain, such as Stonehenge. Henry Hurle organised the Ancient Order along the li...