The Russian Orthodox Great Britain and Ireland diocese. The Archbishop is known as Metropolitan, the first being Metropolitan Anthony who held the post until his death.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Diocese of Sourozh
Commemorated ati
Russian Orthodox Church - WW1 Sourozh
{Beside a relief portrait of Metropolitan Anthony:} In memory of Metropolitan...
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St Bartholomew by the Exchange
Church recorded since the 13th century. Destroyed in the Great Fire 1666, rebuilt by Wren, demolished 1841 so that Threadneedle Street could be widened.
1 memorial
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts / United Society
A Church of England missionary organisation (no surprise), created because the church was felt to be in a poor state in the American colonies. In 1965 it joined with the 'Universities' Mission to C...
1 memorial
Henry Geard
One of the Deacons at the Wandsworth chapel who provided lectures and popular entertainments during the week for the working classes. Active in 1883.
1 memorial
Reverend William Doveton Keith-Steele
Vicar of St Judes in 1911. Wikipedia (in 2023) has "I can't find more information about the then vicar, although he had two young children, Katherine and Archibald at the time {of the plaque}. His ...
1 memorial
Thomas Scriven
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
1 memorial
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John Callcott Horsley
Painter. Born Brompton Row. Designer of the first Christmas card. His sister married I. K. Brunel. A religious man, his objection to the prevalence of paintings of nudes caused 'Punch' to nickna...
1 memorial
Camden Roundhouse
Built to service trains using Euston, London's first railway terminus. It became obsolete by 1855 when locomotives outgrew its turntable. It then became a warehouse for Gilbey's Gin. In the 1960s t...
1 memorial
Norwegian Government-in-exile
The Norwegian government and parliament refused to accept a German ultimatum to form a new government under Nazi control. King Haakon VII and his son Crown Prince Olav were forced to leave Norway a...
1 memorial
Ernest Rutherford
New Zealand physicist who was a pioneering researcher in both atomic and nuclear physics, "the father of nuclear physics" and "the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday". Awarded the Nobel...
1 memorial
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