Person    | Male  Born 25/4/1815  Died 9/12/1890

Dean Richard William Church

Categories: Religion

Countries: Wales

Dean of St Paul’s from 1871 to 1890. Died Dover.

2019: We were contacted by Ann Hentschel who told us that church was born Lisbon, Portugal, not Newport, Wales, as we had read elsewhere. Ann has published her researches on RWC's mother at Bromley Caroline Metzener Family Tree.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Dean Richard William Church

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Amen Court

This cast of characters also appear on the nearby St Paul's Choir school plaq...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Dean Richard William Church

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St Paul’s Choir school

The feast of the conversion of St Paul is on 25th January which gives the ere...

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Gravel Pit Chapel

Gravel Pit Chapel

Taking its name from a nearby gravel pit, this was established in Hackney between 1715 and 1716. Initially it was for a nonconformist congregation, but eventually became Unitarian. In 1809 it moved...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
Wesley's second conversion

Wesley's second conversion

Wesley attended a meeting convened by James Hutton in Nettleton Court, off Aldersgate Street or at 28 Aldersgate Street. Here he felt a "warming of the heart". Three memorials all erected in slight...

Event, Religion

3 memorials
Church House - Westminster

Church House - Westminster

The Westminster site was first used for Anglican church meetings and administration in 1888.  In 1891 - 1902 a new design for the whole site was partially built but never completed.   The current ...

Building, Religion

3 memorials
Reverend Augustus M Toplady

Reverend Augustus M Toplady

Cleric and hymn writer. Born Augustus Montague Toplady in Farnham, Surrey. His family moved to Ireland, and he attended Trinity College, Dublin. He was a follower of John Wesley and converted to Me...

Person, Music / songs, Religion, Ireland

1 memorial
John Thornton

John Thornton

Philanthropist who promoted Christian missionary work.  Died following an accident at Bath.  He is listed on the plaque as a menber of the Clapham Sect but it did not really get going until his dea...

Person, Commerce, Religion

1 memorial