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All Hallows the Less

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All Hallows the Less

This medieval church was destroyed, along with most of the churches in the City, by the Great Fire in 1666. In 1670 Parliament passed a Rebuilding Act and a committee was set up under the stewardship of Sir Christopher Wren to decide which churches would be rebuilt. All-Hallows-the-Less was not amongst those chosen; instead the parish was united with that of All-Hallows-the-Great, and the site of the church retained as a burial ground.

This 1886 map extract is from the .

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All Hallows the Less

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All Hallows the Less - lost

Site of All Hallows the Less, destroyed in the Great Fire 1666. Corporation ...

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Scottish National Church

Scottish National Church

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St Mary’s church, Greenwich

St Mary’s church, Greenwich

One of architect George Basevi's early commissions - he was brought up in Greenwich. Demolished in 1935.  To us the tower seems out of proportion to the pedimented portico.  

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St Marys Newington

St Marys Newington

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1 memorial
Ernest W. Beard

Ernest W. Beard

From the building society that funded the Rochester Square Spiritualist Temple. Advertised in the Hendon & Finchley Times in the 1920s and 30s.

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William Booth Memorial Training College

William Booth Memorial Training College

The headquarters of The Salvation Army leadership and officer training which delivers education and training programmes for the United Kingdom.

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