The church gets its name from the pattens (clog-like shoes) made and sold in the lane beside the church. An early building was pulled down and reconstructed in 1538. After the Great Fire it was again rebuilt, by Wren 1686-8, and, their church having been destroyed and not rebuilt, the parish of St Gabriel Fen(church) united with that of St Margaret Pattens. Damaged during WW2 it was restored in 1955-56.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Margaret Pattens
Commemorated ati
St Gabriel Fen churchyard
The modern information board above adds nothing of historical interest.
Other Subjects
Rev. R. Henley
Administrator of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862. Â Listed as "The Hon. and Revd. R. Henley - Incumbent" on the Pest House plaque. Â Vicar of St Mary's Putney in 1886.
2 memorials
Mrs Heywood Smith
Connected to the Salvation Army Citadel, Ronalds Road in 1890.  We think it's likely that this lady was wife to the Dr Heywood Smith who was one of the colleagues of W. T. Stead when he was accused...
1 memorial
Laurence Parnam
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
1 memorial
St Mary Bothaw
'Bothaw' derived from 'boathouse', which makes sense when you remember that before the Embankment was built the Thames used be be a lot closer.  In existence by 1279, it was destroyed in the Great ...
1 memorial
Thomas Green
Monk at London Charterhouse. Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
1 memorial
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