Sermons had been preached at Paul's Cross since at least the 12th century. In 1449 Bishop Kemp had it rebuilt and it remained in that form until in 1643 the puritanical Long Parliament ordered its destruction. It was an open octagonal booth with a pitched roof on top of which stood a cross. In 1874 the foundations of the Cross were discovered.
The New York Times of 5 November 1910 carries a report of the opening ceremony for the memorial and gives some details of the history of the Cross.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Paul's Cross
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Paul's Cross
{Inscribed on the stone at the centre of this octagonal paving arrangement:} ...
Other Subjects
Lambe's Chapel and crypt / St James in the Wall
In 1543, after the dissolution of the monasteries, the hermitage Chapel of St James in the Wall was granted to William Lambe. It was adjacent to his residence, beside London Wall in Monkwell Street...
1 memorial
Rev. the Hon. Edward Carr Glyn
Vicar of St Mary Abbots, Kensington in 1894. Bishop of Peterborough 1896 - 1916.
1 memorial
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Born Yorkshire. Opposed Henry VIII's self-appointment as head of the Church of England. Result: decapitation on Tower Hill.
2 memorials
John Williams
"Martyred" missionary. Born Tottenham. Trained as a foundry worker and mechanic. In 1817 the London Missionary Society sent him and his wife to the Pacific Islands where they took the good word to ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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