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Westminster Monastery

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Westminster Monastery

Monks were first brought to Westminster in about 960 AD by St Dunstan, then Bishop of London. The Monastery spread out over the area now occupied by Westminster Abbey and Westminster School The earliest surviving parts of the buildings are from about 1245.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Westminster Monastery

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Tachbrook - Abbots

Abbots House To commemorate the Abbots of the Monastery of Westminster who fo...

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Rev. Theophilus Lindsey

Rev. Theophilus Lindsey

Unitarian minister and theologian. Born Cheshire. Founder of Unitarianism - see Essex Street Chapel for details. Died at his house in Essex Street. Buried in Bunhill burial ground. The web is unite...

Person, Religion

2 memorials
Henry Venn

Henry Venn

Evangelical Christian.  Born Clapham, son of Rev John Venn.  Graduated from Cambridge as 19th wrangler, which we learn means he was the 19th highest scoring undergraduate in mathematics.  Rector in...

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Lucian Tapiede

Lucian Tapiede

Anglican from Papua New Guinea, was killed during the Japanese invasion.

Person, Religion, Tragedy, Papua New Guinea

1 memorial
Reverend Percival Clementi-Smith

Reverend Percival Clementi-Smith

Active in 1901 as rector of St Andrew by the Wardrobe. From A lord mayor's diary, 1906-7: "Rev. Percival. Clementi-Smith . . . has a very good head of white hair and a fine healthy-looking, good-h...

Person, Religion, Canada

1 memorial