Building    To 1666

St Mary Colechurch

Categories: Religion

First recorded in the late 12th century as an element in the name of the priest, Peter Colechurch, who built the first stone London Bridge. It is not known whether the church took its name from Peter, or vice versa.

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St Mary Colechurch

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St Mary Colechurch

Site of St Mary Cole Church, destroyed in the Great Fire 1666. The Corporati...

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Toc H

Toc H

International Christian movement. Named after Talbot House, using the army's signaling code for "T". Founded by Tubby Clayton.

Group, Philanthropy, Religion

1 memorial
London Oratory

London Oratory

Popularly known as the Brompton Oratory. Founded the year after Cardinal Newman established the Birmingham Oratory.

Group, Education, Religion

1 memorial
George MacDonald

George MacDonald

Poet, novelist and Christian minister. Born Aberdeenshire. Works include: 'At the Back of the North Wind', 'Lilith'. Influenced: C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, W. H. Auden, Tolkien. Died at Ashtead...

Person, Literature, Poetry, Religion, Scotland

2 memorials
Waterloo churches / Commissioners' churches

Waterloo churches / Commissioners' churches

Following the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo a Commission was set up to build churches as a means of giving thanks and commemorating the victory. The churches are also known as Milli...

Concept, Property, Religion

1 memorial
Fieldgate Street Synagogue

Fieldgate Street Synagogue

 At Jewish East End we found photos of the inside of this synagogue and  "In 1887 local MP, Samuel Montagu, fearing for the safety of the users of these cramped spaces, founded the Federation of Sy...

Building, Religion

1 memorial