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St Peter’s Cornhill

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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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St Margaret's Church

St Margaret's Church

The church was in existence from at least the early 12th century. At the reformation, it was sold and part of it became the Borough Compter courthouse and prison. The original building was destroye...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
The Cowley Fathers

The Cowley Fathers

The Society of St. John the Evangelist, popularly known as the Cowley Fathers.

Group, Religion

1 memorial
Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road

Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road

The church moved here at the end of the 19th century from a Knightsbridge site, where the French Embassy now is.   The British Library have a wonderful zoomable street-scape showing Knightsbridge w...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
Bedford Institute / Quaker Social Action

Bedford Institute / Quaker Social Action

Established in the East End as the Bedford Institute Association to act on Education, Religious Effort, Moral Training, and Relief of the sick and destitute. Named for the Quaker silk merchant and ...

Group, Education, Religion, Social Welfare

1 memorial
St Michaels Bassishaw

St Michaels Bassishaw

Church first recorded in a document of 1196. Destroyed in the Great Fire, rebuilt by Wren (or his colleagues, at least) and, found to be unsafe, demolished in 1900.

Building, Religion

1 memorial