Building    From 1150  To 1666

St Olave Church, Silver Street

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Building

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.

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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...

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St Olave, Silver Street - road widened

St. Olave’s Silver Street. This churchyard was thrown back and the road widen...

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