The original Austin Friars monestery dates from about 1250. In 1550 Edward VI granted Protestant refugees from the Netherlands permission to establish a church here, the first Dutch Protestant church in the world. Destroyed in WW2.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
First Dutch church, Austin Friars
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Austin Friars & the Queens
To commemorate the visit by Their Majesties Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Beat...
Dutch Church
HKH Irene Prinses der Nederlanden, legde de eerste steen van dit Kerkgebouw d...
Other Subjects
Vavasor Powell
Non-conformist preacher. Born Radnorshire, Wales. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
1 memorial
Henry Thornton
Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Clapham. Successful banker. Good friends with his (indirect) cousin, William Wilberforce, prior to their marriages they shared a house bought by Thornton, Battersea Ri...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion
1 memorial
Rev. Samuel Annesley
Puritan pastor. Birth date approximate. Appointed vicar of St Giles Cripplegate in 1658 but ejected by the 1662 Act of Uniformity, along with about 2,000 other clergymen who refused to adhere to ...
1 memorial
Mr & Mrs Richard Ellis
Founders and President and Honorary Secretary of the Rochester Square Spiritualist Temple.
1 memorial
St Georges Burial Ground
St. Georges Burial Ground was so used from 1731 to 1857.
1 memorial
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