First translator of the New Testament into English from Greek, burned as a martyr at Vilvorde in Belgium.
The last words of William Tyndale were "Lord! Open the King of England's eyes". Within a year afterwards, a bible was placed in every parish church by the King's command.
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William Tyndale
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William Tyndale and the Bible Society
2023: Esther Jung asked us about a date discrepancy on this inscription: both...
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Church of Christ Scientist - SW1
A Grade II listed building designed in the Byzantine Revival style by Robert Fellowes Chisholm. In its heyday it had congregations of up to 1400, but as attendance diminished, they moved to a small...
1 memorial
Henry Bartholomew Coward
1895 appointed vicar when Holy Trinity Church was based in Knightsbridge and oversaw its move to Prince Consort Road in 1901. Andrew Behan has researched Coward, here are his findings: Henry Barth...
1 memorial
1 memorial
St Matthews Friday Street
Friday Street used to extend much further north, meeting Cheapside just to the east of Gutter Lane. At this northern end its route has been approximately followed by the north-south shopping mall t...
1 memorial
Somerset Walpole
Rector and bishop. Full name George Henry Somerset Walpole. Born Nottinghamshire, the son of a reverend. Father of Hugh Walpole. After early service in the west of England he moved first to Auckla...
1 memorial
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