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Society of Friends in London

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English Buildings has a good short intro to Quakers in England and an assessment of an important Quaker building, albeit, not in London. Quakers were active in the WW2 Kindertransport.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Society of Friends in London

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Friends Meeting Place - Peckham

Friends meeting house. This building was the Peckham meeting house of the Soc...

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Kindertransport - Kent

{Carved into the right side of the plinth:} Pro dítě {Czech for “for the chil...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Society of Friends in London

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Quakers - Memorial Buildings

To the left of this huge plaque there is a small, simple and extremely well-m...

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St Marys Newington clock tower

St Marys Newington clock tower

An early church was demolished in 1720, leaving only the clock tower. The new building incorporated the original large clock tower at the western end. This church including the tower was demolished...

Building, Property, Religion

1 memorial
Samuel Stennett, DD

Samuel Stennett, DD

Baptist minister and hymnwriter.  Born Exeter.  His father was appointed minister at Little Wild Street chapel from 1737 so the family moved to London.  See Andrew Gifford for the rather unsavoury ...

Person, Music / songs, Religion

1 memorial
Aldersgate Trustees of the Methodist Church

Aldersgate Trustees of the Methodist Church

Also known as "Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes". The purposes of the Trustees are commemoration of the Aldersgate Conversion of John and Charles Wesley in May 1738.

Group, Religion

2 memorials
St Mary Bothaw

St Mary Bothaw

'Bothaw' derived from 'boathouse', which makes sense when you remember that before the Embankment was built the Thames used be be a lot closer.  In existence by 1279, it was destroyed in the Great ...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
Henry Hunter, DD

Henry Hunter, DD

Non-conformist minister.  Born Perthshire.  Died Bristol.  Buried in Bunhill burial ground.

Person, Religion, Scotland

1 memorial