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...
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British and Foreign Bible Society
Now simply the Bible Society, this was created by a group of people including William Wilberforce and Thomas Charles, to encourage the "wider circulation and use" of the Scriptures. On 7 March 1804...
2 memorials
Robert Eyton
1889 Rector of Holy Trinity, Sloane Square. Moved from there to St Margaret’s, Westminster in 1895.
1 memorial
Cardinal John Heenan, Archbishop of Westminster
Roman Catholic priest. (Not the American boxer despite what Wikipedia says.) Born Ilford. Archbishop of Westminster, 1963 - his death. Died in Westminster Hospital.
1 memorial
Rev. Edward Birch
Researching a plaque about West Hackney National Schools we did not expect to find the supposed straight-laced Victorians gleefully publishing a booklet giving the details brought out in the trial ...
1 memorial
