Nonconformist minister. Born Suffolk. His mother was great-granddaughter of John Rogers. A pro-royalist, he was held in the Tower in 1651 but escaped execution. In 1684 he was again arrested for refusing to stop trying to change things and held in Newgate Prison, where he died. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
His son, also William, was executed for his part in the Monmouth rebellion. Great family tradition of fatal rebellion stretching over 5 generations.
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William Jenkyn, MA
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William Cotton FRS was an inventor, merchant, philanthropist, and governor of the Bank of England 1842-5. He helped build St John's Church Leytonstone in 1833, and 75 other churches in London. He ...
Also known as the Park Village Community, this was the first Anglican convent since the Reformation. It was founded in Park Village West. The sisterhood was financed by a committee of wealthy and p...
In the spandrels above the entrance door: "Bloomsbury Rifles Pro Patria Semper" ('for my country always'). The technique used for this le...
The restoration of this church was the first major work by Aston Webb. His brother, Edward, was churchwarden at the time. Webb and collea...
Mining magnate and politician in southern Africa. Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1890-96. As a businessman he founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which ...
The information board transcribed at Ada Salter Garden gives: "A wall plaque placed at the back of the once roofed rose-covered central p...
The statue is said to contain an urn with earth from Chopin's birthplace in Poland. Princess Alice unveiled the statue in 1975, and her ...
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