The first reference to a church on this site is to 'St Olave de Mukewellestrate' in the twelfth century,named for King Olave. Destroyed in 1666 by the Great Fire and not rebuilt. Instead the parish was merged with St Alban, Wood Street.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Olave Church, Silver Street
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St Olave, Silver Street - destroyed
We originally questioned the date of this plaque but Melissa Harrison wrote a...
St Olave, Silver Street - road widened
St. Olave’s Silver Street. This churchyard was thrown back and the road widen...
Other Subjects
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...
1 memorial
Church Army
A Christian evangelical organisation founded by Reverend Wilson Carlile. Unlike the plaque, their website omits the definite article from their name so so do we.
1 memorial
King Lucius
According to Wikipedia: a legendary 2nd-century King of the Britons traditionally credited with introducing Christianity into Britain.
1 memorial
Lady Morgan
The only Lady Morgan we can find is the Irish novelist Sydney, Lady Morgan (1781? - 1859). In 1833 she spent time in Belgium and then wrote the novel ‘The Princess’ set there, so, it might be her. ...
1 memorial
Thomas Scriven
Lay brother at London Charterhouse. Taken to Newgate Prison, chained and left to starve to death.
1 memorial
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