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
Commemorated ati
CI - 1 - Christianity
St Peter’s Cornhill founded by King Lucius 179 AD to be an Archbishop’s see a...
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Archbishop Charles Manners-Sutton
Born Charles Manners. In 1762 his father added Sutton to the family surname following an inheritance. Archbishop of Canterbury 1805 - 1828. Died at home, Lambeth Palace.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Rev. Thomas Beasley
From Uxbridge Gallimaufry: "Thomas Beasley grew up in Daventry, and later trained for the Congregational ministry. His first pastorate was at Walsall, where he met and married his wife, Phoebe. In ...
1 memorial
St George's Tufnell Park
We are as certain as can be, that this church in Tufnell Park Road is the St George's whose Band of Mercy was the donor of the drinking fountain at Limehouse Station. Designed by George Truefitt f...
1 memorial
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Arthur Rackham
NW3, Chalcot Gardens, 16
The plaque is set back from the pavement behind a high wall, and can only be photographed from a difficult angle.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Edward, Duke of Kent
Born London, son of George, Duke of Kent and Marina, the Duchess. Since 1967 Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England.
1 memorial
Samaritans
Formed by Chad Varah at St Stephen Walbrook Church to befriend the suicidal and despairing. The Samaritans gives a good history of the organisation including how it was named: "Chad Varah had achi...
2 memorials
Pierre Rouve
SW3, Markham Street, 50
We contacted a colleague who speaks Bulgarian, and she confirms that the right hand inscription means the same as the English. Amazingly ...
1 subject commemorated
Johnson statue
WC2, Fleet Street
This bronze statue is placed close to St Clement Dane's church, the one that Johnson attended. Reverend Pennington, the rector at St Clem...
3 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
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