On the site now occupied by TfL's Palastre House. Built in fields as an octagonal independent chapel by Reverend Rowland Hill, no relative to Sir Rowland Hill, although the PO man is said to have been named for the churchman. The area soon became built up and larger buildings were required. 1876, under the ministry of Newman Hall, the congregation moved to the newly-built Christ Church, Westminster Bridge Road (at Lambeth North tube). In 1881 the chapel was remodelled for commercial use and in 1910 was turned into a boxing ring. See Bella Burge for the story of this building's second life.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Ring / Surrey Chapel / Rowland Hill's Chapel
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Christ Church - 1873
This foundation stone marks the beginning of the building works on the church...
Dog and Pot sculpture
Dickens was a boy of 12 when he passed this sign on his way to work in 1824. ...
First Blackfriars Station
SER Blackfriars Station This is the entrance to the former Blackfriars Statio...
The Ring pub
{Above the picture:} The Ring {Below the picture:} Opposite the site of the B...
Other Subjects
Horace Wyndham Thomas
A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sir Reginald Rowe
Wrote the forward to the 1942 biography of Octavia Hill by E. Moberly Bell. The Improved Tenements Association was set up in 1900. From The London Journal: "As a concession to the societies, and t...
1 memorial
Lord Kinnaird
Footballer and philanthropist. Born Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird in London. Unusually he had double careers in banking and football. He played in nine F.A. cup finals and had the dubious honour of be...
Person, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Sport / Games
1 memorial
Arthur 'Peggy' Bettinson
Co-founder National Sporting Club. Born Arthur Frederick Bettinson at 8 Edward (now Aquila) Street, Marylebone. Brought up in Hampstead. Keen sportsman. 1882 became the British Amateur Boxing Assoc...
1 memorial
Bill Kenwright
Born Liverpool. West End theatre producer and chairman of Everton Football Club.
1 memorial
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