The oldest church in the City, founded by the Saxon Abbey of Barking. Built on the site of a Roman building. Expanded and rebuilt several times. A nearby explosion in 1650 demolished the west tower. During the Great Fire of 1666 William Penn's father arranged for the surrounding buildings to be demolished to act as a fire break and so saved the church and Pepys used it as a vantage point from which to view the conflagration. In 1940 the church was badly damaged by bombs with only the tower and walls remaining. The reconstruction work completed in 1957. William Penn was baptised here. John Adams was married here. It is an interesting church to visit. .
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
All Hallows, Barking
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Tower Liberty
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Wandsworth Chapel
From The Story of Congregationalism in Surrey we discover that the claim on the plaque that there was a church/chapel erected here in 1573 is more tradition than truth.  The early Wandsworth Pres...
1 memorial
St Marys, Haggerston
Built by John Nash in the Gothic style with a tall tower. Destroyed by WW2 bombs and the site made into a playground.
1 memorial
John Owen, DD
Church leader. Â Born Oxfordshire. Â Chaplain to Cromwell. Â Died Ealing. Â Buried in Bunhill burial ground.
1 memorial
Robert Browning Settlement
Inspired by East End schemes such as Toynbee Hall, this Settlement was established by Francis Herbert Stead (1857 – 1928, brother of W. T. Stead). Francis was Congregationalist minister at York St...
2 memorials
Revd. Christopher Thomas James Chessun
Rector of St Dunstans Stepney, 1999.  Enthroned as the Bishop of Southwark in 2011.
1 memorial
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