On the site now occupied by TfL's Palastre House. Built in fields as an octagonal independent chapel by Reverend Rowland Hill, no relative to Sir Rowland Hill, although the PO man is said to have been named for the churchman. The area soon became built up and larger buildings were required. 1876, under the ministry of Newman Hall, the congregation moved to the newly-built Christ Church, Westminster Bridge Road (at Lambeth North tube). In 1881 the chapel was remodelled for commercial use and in 1910 was turned into a boxing ring. See Bella Burge for the story of this building's second life.
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The Ring / Surrey Chapel / Rowland Hill's Chapel
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Christ Church - 1873
This foundation stone marks the beginning of the building works on the church...
Dog and Pot sculpture
Dickens was a boy of 12 when he passed this sign on his way to work in 1824. ...
First Blackfriars Station
SER Blackfriars Station This is the entrance to the former Blackfriars Statio...
The Ring pub
{Above the picture:} The Ring {Below the picture:} Opposite the site of the B...
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Sir Henry Cooper
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3 memorials
Laurie Cunningham
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3 memorials
Wembley Stadium
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3 memorials
1 memorial
First cricket test match in England
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1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce
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1 memorial
198 Gallery
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1 memorial
A. S. Diamond
President of the West London Synagogue in 1964 and a Master of the Supreme Court.
1 memorial
First residential roof-top wind turbines
W14, Kensington High Street, 388, Tollard House
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2 subjects commemorated
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