In 1747 these gates and railings were purchased for this church from Cannons Edgware, the seat of James, first Duke of Chandos, friend and patron of the composer Handel. Originally wrought about 1715 they were restored in 1952 by Charles Hall Ltd of Hampstead.
NW3, Church Row
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John's Hampstead gates
Born the son of a Herefordshire squire. His first wife's dowry included the C...
Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St John's Hampstead gates
{There are 5 panels alternating with a balustrade. On the central panel, insi...
Diamond Geezer has made a useful Brief history of the Northern Line.
The church plaque is below the large wooden cross. the twinning plaque, unusually large, is on the wall to the right, below the tree.
Here lived Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, from 1839 - 1873.
"They shall grow not old..." is by Binyon. "When you go home..." is by Maxwell. But we cannot identify the "...marching with their comrad...
Greater London Council Washington Irving, 1783 - 1859, American writer, lived here.
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