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
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St Gabriel Fen churchyard
The modern information board above adds nothing of historical interest.
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St Mary Axe Church
Its full name was the Church of St Mary, St Ursula and her 11,000 Virgins. The origin of the nick name supposedly derives either from a sign of an axe over the east end of the church or from a reli...
1 memorial
1 memorial
St Marys, Haggerston
Built by John Nash in the Gothic style with a tall tower. Destroyed by WW2 bombs and the site made into a playground.
1 memorial
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...
1 memorial
John Warne
Burnt at the stake in Smithfield for his Protestant beliefs. Upholsterer, husband of Elizabeth.
1 memorial
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