John Tarring
Architect. He worked principally in London for the Congregationalists, and designed the Congregational Memorial Hall. Other work in London includes: Whitfield Tabernacle, Horbury Chapel school, Bro...
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Jackson and Shaw
Building firm, active 1867, 1872, etc. Based at Earl Street, Westminster. Other work in London: St Pancras Station, Midland Grand Hotel; Home and Colonial Offices; Public Record Office; Lincoln's ...
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Great Ejection, 1662
During the interregnum the Puritans had become powerful within the Church of England. On the restoration of King Charles II there was a move to also restore the Anglican church. The 1662 Act of Uni...
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John Remington Mills
Liberal Party politician. Member of Parliament for Wycombe from 1862 to 1868. Photo credit: The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust (1978) Limited.
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Congregational Memorial Hall
Designed by John Tarring. It was built on the site of the Fleet Prison, and became a meeting place for several progressive organisations, including the Labour Party which was founded here in 1900....
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Bernard Honess
Congregational Memorial Hall Secretary at the time that the old building was demolished, it fell to Honess to oversee the vacating of the building: "Most of the paintings were rescued by the then m...
Person, Armed Forces, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration
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Frederick Henry Alfred Riceman
Congregational Memorial Hall Chairman in 1972. Opened the department store Riceman's in Canterbury in 1962. His son David later took it over. ""My Road to Canterbury" is the title of Fred Riceman...
Person, Armed Forces, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Religion
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Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623.
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Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly ...
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Lambeth Ragged Schools
In 1851 a grand building was constructed to house the Lambeth Ragged Schools of almost 1,000 children: boys to the north and girls to the south. The architect is unknown but probably either William...
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