First mentioned as ‘Sancti Botolfi extra Bishopsgate’ in 1212. Repaired in 1671 and partially reconstructed in 1666, after the Great Fire. Demolished in the early C18th. The present church (pictured), the fourth on the site, was completed in 1729 to the designs of James Gold, under the supervision of George Dance (the elder). See the information board for more information.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate
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St Botolph's information board
The church has two information boards, both of a standard design, which we wo...
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Rev. John Newton
A slave-trader turned preacher and abolitionist. Born Wapping. Began his ecclesiastical career at Olney in Buckinghamshire where he wrote the words to 'Amazing Grace' and published the hymn in a ...
1 memorial
Deptford Friends' Meeting House
It is believed that William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, also worshipped at this Quaker house. Demolished 1807.
1 memorial
Robert Salte
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
1 memorial
Thomas Goodwin, DD
Non-conformist minister. Born Norfolk. Chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
1 memorial
Rev. Samuel Annesley
Puritan pastor. Birth date approximate. Appointed vicar of St Giles Cripplegate in 1658 but ejected by the 1662 Act of Uniformity, along with about 2,000 other clergymen who refused to adhere to ...
1 memorial
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Lord Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose
Born 20 Charles Street. Prime Minister, 1894-5, and first Chairman of the London County Council (1889-90, 1892-3). On the death of his wife, Hannah, he was subjected to accusations of homosexuality...
3 memorials
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