1841 an assistant chaplain in Madras, India. Vicar at St Matthias from at least 1883 until 1896 when he was promoted away.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Rev. F. W. Briggs
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St Matthias Church House
The names on this plaque are difficult to read so take our transcription as t...
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French Protestant Church
Persecuted in France, about 50,000 Huguenots fled to Britain where Edward VI granted them asylum. The French Protestant Church of London was established by Royal Charter in 1550. It took over the T...
Mary Overie
Traditions vary but one is that Mary was the daughter of John Overs, a very successful Thames ferryman in the tenth century. Â She gave her inherited wealth to fund a convent which became St Mary Ov...
Bishop Wood of Croydon
Wilfred Denniston Wood was Bishop of Croydon 1985 -2003, the first Black bishop in the Church of England. He came second in the "100 Great Black Britons" list in 2004. Born in Barbados, ordained th...
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