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St Peter’s Cornhill

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In the south-east corner of Cornhill and Gracechurch Street.  A medieval church on the highest point of the City of London.  The legend about its origin given on the Cornhill Insurance door is from John Stow.  Destroyed in the Great Fire and rebuilt by Wren.

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St Peter’s Cornhill

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St Peter’s Cornhill founded by King Lucius 179 AD to be an Archbishop’s see a...

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J. T. Ashley

J. T. Ashley

Committee Member of Kingston Spiritualist Church in 1927.

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Saint Volodymyr

Saint Volodymyr

Prince, born in Pskov, now in Russia. Also known as Vladimir I of Kyiv and Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great. Became Prince of Novgorod in 970, seized Kyiv from his brother in 980 and consolidated t...

Person, Religion, Royalty, Russia, Ukraine

1 memorial
Albert Barff

Albert Barff

Head of the choir school at St Pauls.  When he died he was vicar of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, and Prebendary of St. Paul's. Andrew Behan and kindly researched this entry for us: Born 2 Paradise Pl...

Person, Education, Music / songs, Religion

1 memorial
Hugh Laverock

Hugh Laverock

Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs. Lame. When in the flames he said to Apprice who was sharing the stake: "Hold on, John, it won't be for long: remember t...

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
John Rippon, DD

John Rippon, DD

Baptist minister.  In 1773 succeeded John Gill at two chapels in Southwark.  1833 the Carter Street mission house moved to New Park Street Chapel.  We believe this was in what is now Park Street SE...

Person, Religion

1 memorial