Ghost building

Priory Church

Lines laid out in the grass can just be seen in our photo. They indicate what is now thought to be the site of the original Priory Church and in our terms are a "ghost building", such as the Roman amphitheatre. There the Google Maps satellite view is very useful but here the shadows make that useless.

Site: Carthusian martyrs (2 memorials)

EC1, Charterhouse Square

A private commemoration ceremony takes place at the Carthusian martyrs plaque on 4 May, the date of John Houghton's execution, each year.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Priory Church

Subjects commemorated i

Charterhouse church

A chapel was first built here soon after 1348 by Walter de Manny, alongside a...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Priory Church

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Carthusian martyrs

Carthusian martyrs

The verse comes from "The Apocrypha: Prayer of Azariah, Chapter 1". We don't...

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Nearby Memorials

Roman amphitheatre

Roman amphitheatre

EC2, Guildhall Yard

Our picture comes courtesy of Google Satellite view. A visit to the Guildhall Art Gallery includes access to the remains of the amphithea...

1 subject commemorated
St Mary’s church, Greenwich

St Mary’s church, Greenwich

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1 subject commemorated
Globe Theatre remains

Globe Theatre remains

SE1, Park Street

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1 subject commemorated
Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem

Priory of the Order of St John of Jerusalem

EC1, St John's Square

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1 subject commemorated
St Augustine's Church - Victoria Park - ghost building

St Augustine's Church - Victoria Park - ghost building

E9, Victoria Park, near Brookfield Road entrance

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1 subject commemorated