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St John the Baptist upon Walbrook

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First recorded in the 12th century. Destroyed in the Great Fire and never rebuilt. This 1799 map shows the whole site marked as "churchyard". The congregation merged with St Antholin Budge Row. The text on the memorial suggests that the churchyard survived until 1884.

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St John the Baptist upon Walbrook

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St John the Baptist upon Walbrook - monument

An unusual and unsuccessful siting of a three-dimensional monument. One face ...

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St John the Baptist Upon Walbrook - plaque

The inscription on the upper plaque requires careful examination to read but ...

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William Johnson Fox

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Rev. W. G. Knapper

Rev. W. G. Knapper

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Francois Rabelais

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