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Building    From 1728 

Swedish Church

Categories: Religion

Countries: Sweden

Swedish Church

There were enough Swedes in London (mainly sailors) for a congregation to form in 1710 and the first church was set up in Wapping in 1728 (pictured), opened by and named for (the future queen) Ulrika Eleonora.  Emanuel Swedenborg lived nearby and attended this church.

The church in Harcourt Street was built in 1911 and the congregation moved taking everything they could. No alternative function for the empty church could be found and since it was rapidly deteriorating it was demolished, in 1921.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Swedish Church

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Swedish Church - E1

This typeface, which you can see in the photo of the church interior, was sal...

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Swedish Church - W1

The referenced psalm includes some words that make it appropriate for travell...

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Other Subjects

Thomas Bowyer

Thomas Bowyer

Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
Robert Hunt

Robert Hunt

Vicar. Born circa 1568. He was chaplain to the Jamestown Settlement.

Person, Exploring, Religion, USA

1 memorial
John Bradford

John Bradford

Protestant martyr burned at Smithfield.

Person, Execution, Religion

1 memorial
St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, churchyard garden

St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, churchyard garden

Churchyard closed for burials and given to the Vestry of Bermondsey on 17 May 1882, it was opened to the public on 28 February 1883.

Place, Gardens / Agriculture, Religion

1 memorial
Mr J. W. Humphries

Mr J. W. Humphries

President of Kingston Spiritualist Church in 1927.

Person, Religion

1 memorial