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St Peter’s Cornhill

Categories: Religion

In the south-east corner of Cornhill and Gracechurch Street.  A medieval church on the highest point of the City of London.  The legend about its origin given on the Cornhill Insurance door is from John Stow.  Destroyed in the Great Fire and rebuilt by Wren.

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St Peter’s Cornhill

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CI - 1 - Christianity

St Peter’s Cornhill founded by King Lucius 179 AD to be an Archbishop’s see a...

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Church Army

Church Army

A Christian evangelical organisation founded by Reverend Wilson Carlile. Unlike the plaque, their website omits the definite article from their name so so do we.

Group, Religion

1 memorial
Robert Lawrence

Robert Lawrence

Prior of Beauvale.  Executed at Tyburn.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
City Temple Church

City Temple Church

The current church was built in 1874, destroyed by enemy action on 16 April 1941, and rebuilt by 1955.

Building, Religion

1 memorial
William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury

William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury

Born Reading. 1628 became Bishop of London. 1633 became Archbishop of Canterbury. Supported Charles I, opposed many of the church practices that had come in during Queen Elizabeth's reign and perse...

Person, Execution, Politics & Administration, Religion

2 memorials
Dean Robert Gregory

Dean Robert Gregory

Dean at St Pauls 1891 - 1911.

Person, Religion

2 memorials