The first reference to a church on this site is to 'St Olave de Mukewellestrate' in the twelfth century,named for King Olave. Destroyed in 1666 by the Great Fire and not rebuilt. Instead the parish was merged with St Alban, Wood Street.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Olave Church, Silver Street
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St Olave, Silver Street - destroyed
We originally questioned the date of this plaque but Melissa Harrison wrote a...
St Olave, Silver Street - road widened
St. Olave’s Silver Street. This churchyard was thrown back and the road widen...
Other Subjects
James Hudson Taylor
Born Barnsley, Yorkshire. Died Changsha, Hunan, China (340 miles north of Canton), where he was buried. English missionary to China. Founded the China Inland Mission in 1865 which at his death in...
1 memorial
Marshall's Charity
Created in John Marshall's 1627 will to support the Anglican Church and still going strong in 2012.
1 memorial
Edward de Montjoie Rudolf
Born at 63 Pleasant Place, West Square, Lambeth. Aged 13 he became the family's sole wage-earner, as an office boy. From then on he was self-educated. Got a job as a civil servant and was a volunte...
Person, Children, Peace, Politics & Administration, Religion, Social Welfare
1 memorial
Charles Kingsley
Born Devon. Christian Socialist and amateur naturalist. Supported his friend, Charles Darwin, when the Origin of Species was published. Wrote 'The Water-Babies', 1863, initially for his 4-year old ...
3 memorials
J. B. Ward
Rector of St Saviour's Church Lewisham, 1919. From Wings of Glory: In 1915, as the Chairman of Managers, St. Saviour's Schools, Lewisham, he wrote on a matter of building insurance to 'Flying Offi...
1 memorial
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