First mentioned as ‘Sancti Botolfi extra Bishopsgate’ in 1212. Repaired in 1671 and partially reconstructed in 1666, after the Great Fire. Demolished in the early C18th. The present church (pictured), the fourth on the site, was completed in 1729 to the designs of James Gold, under the supervision of George Dance (the elder). See the information board for more information.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate
Commemorated ati
St Botolph's information board
The church has two information boards, both of a standard design, which we wo...
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Fr. Frank Oakley Rowland
Fr. Rowland opened a  a mission church in 1881 in a small field near a pond just off the Brecknock Road.  This later became the church hall - still in use in 2013 (probably the building immediately...
Cardinal John Heenan, Archbishop of Westminster
Roman Catholic priest.  (Not the American boxer despite what Wikipedia says.)  Born Ilford. Archbishop of Westminster, 1963 - his death.  Died in Westminster Hospital.
Joshua Watson
Philanthropist, educationalist and prominent lay churchman. Â Born Tower Hill. Â Went into his father's wine merchant business. Â 1811 he took the house at Clapton. Â A leading member of the "Hackney P...
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