Plaque

French Protestant Church - St Martin's le Grand

Inscription

Site of the French Protestant Church, demolished 1888.
The Corporation of the City of London

Site: 3 blue plaques and a keystone head (4 memorials)

EC1, St Martin's le Grand, Nomura House

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
French Protestant Church - St Martin's le Grand

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French Protestant Church

Persecuted in France, about 50,000 Huguenots fled to Britain where Edward VI ...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
French Protestant Church - St Martin's le Grand

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Corporation of the City of London

The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
French Protestant Church - St Martin's le Grand

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Bull and Mouth Inn - St Martin's le Grand

Bull and Mouth Inn - St Martin's le Grand

Site of the Bull and Mouth Inn, demolished 1888. The Corporation of the City ...

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Henry Raikes keystone

Henry Raikes keystone

Raikes was the Postmaster General who commissioned this building for the Gene...

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Northumberland House - St Martin's le Grand

Northumberland House - St Martin's le Grand

Site of Northumberland House The Corporation of the City of London

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