Austin Friars
Augustinian friary just north-east of Bank, probably founded 1260ish, covering about 5.5 acres, it included a church, various other buildings for the accommodation of the friars and visitors, veget...
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First Dutch church, Austin Friars
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 chur...
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Roger Bacon
Philosopher and Franciscan friar. Born Somerset. An early proponent of the modern scientific method. He studied at Oxford where there is a statue.
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Rabbi Leo Baeck
Rabbi and theologian. Born in Leszno, in the German province of Posen, (now in Poland). He served as leader of Liberal Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later represented all G...
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Bagley's Foundry / The Foundery
There was a gun-manufacturing foundry at Windmill Hill, now Tabernacle Street EC2, until an explosion on 10 May 1716. Captured French guns were being melted and the liquid metal was poured into mou...
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John Ball
Born St Albans. As a priest he followed the Lollard doctrine which advocated social equality and hence was imprisoned several times. This was where he was when the Peasants' Revolt began. The Ke...
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Baptist Church House
Built in 1901-1903. by Arthur Keen, architect for the Baptist Union and restored in 1946. Now listed.
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Baptist Union
One of the branches of Protestant Christianity. Modern Baptist churches trace their history to the English Separatist movement in the 1600s. Not to be confused with the Old Baptist Union.
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Reverend Samuel Bardsley
Instituted as Rector of Christ Church Spitalfields in 1857 and still in place in 1877. At some point he was rector of Finchley and Rural Dean of Highgate. Married to Mary Anne Crofts. A man with t...
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Albert Barff
Head of the choir school at St Pauls. When he died he was vicar of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, and Prebendary of St. Paul's. Andrew Behan and kindly researched this entry for us: Born 2 Paradise Pl...
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