Building    From 1181  To 1876

St Benet Gracechurch

Categories: Religion

Name derives from the nearby hay (or grass) market. Lost in the Great Fire, rebuilt by Wren, demolished 1876.

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St Benet Gracechurch

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St Benet Gracechurch

Site of St. Benet Gracechurch, demolished 1876. The Corporation of the City o...

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Unknown warrior

Unknown warrior

The idea of a ceremonial burial for an unknown soldier came from a WW1 Army padre, Rev. David Railton.  The French and the British acted on the idea in 1920 and over the years many other countries ...

Person, Armed Forces, Religion

1 memorial
Miss M. Dutton

Miss M. Dutton

Committee Member of Kingston Spiritualist Church in 1927.

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Reverend James Palmer

Reverend James Palmer

In 1656 he founded almshouses in Palmer’s Passage for six poor old men and six poor old women together with a school for the education of twenty boys. Old maps show these almshouses running most of...

Person, Religion, Social Welfare

2 memorials
St Pancras

St Pancras

Christian orphan beheaded aged 14. Patron Saint of children, cramps, headaches, oaths, treaties, against false witness and against perjury.

Person, Children, Religion

2 memorials
Newman Hall

Newman Hall

Non-conformist minister and hymn writer. Born Maidstone, Kent as Christopher Newman Hall. 1854 became minister of Surrey Chapel. Promoted the abolition of slavery and in 1867 visited North America,...

Person, Music / songs, Race Issues, Religion

2 memorials