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Vor 4 Tagen · A large stretch of easily accessible land like St. George's Fields, cheap because it was undeveloped and undrained, and with frontages to main roads, inevitably attracted the attention of the promoters of some of the many charitable institutions which came into being in the 18th and early 19th centuries. A brief history of the more important of them is given in this chapter.
Vor 4 Tagen · In St. John's Church, Westminster, between the Abbey and their former home, is one proof of their connection with the parish, in the shape of a panel recording the fact of King George and Queen Charlotte, in 1800, standing there as sponsors at the baptism of "Thomas, second son of Viscount Belgrave," who succeeded whilst still young ...
Vor einem Tag · An aerial view of three Grade I listed buildings in Westminster: The Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St Margaret's Church, which together comprise a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the City of ...
Vor einem Tag · In the time of Nicholas Culpepper, the author of the well-known "Herbal," these fields were famous for their parsley. In 1651 (August 25th) "the trained bands of London, Westminster," &c., to the number of 14,000, we are told, "drew out into Tuttle Fields." Here, too, were built the "Five Houses," or "Seven Chimneys," as pest-houses for victims ...
Vor 3 Tagen · The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, known as Westminster Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster. All are welcome to come and pray.
Vor einem Tag · Cities of London and Westminster (known as City of London and Westminster South from 1974 to 1997) is a constituency returning a single Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons in the United Kingdom Parliament.
Vor 4 Tagen · List of English Heritage blue plaques in London. This is a list of the 1003 blue plaques placed by English Heritage and its predecessors in the boroughs of London, the City of Westminster, and the City of London. The scheme includes a small number of plaques that were erected privately and subsequently absorbed. The scheme began in 1866. [1]
