Oxfordshire

…Goodwin (1600-1680) was President of Magdalen College at this time and a frequent preacher at the university church of St Mary. In 1720, the young John Wesley arrived at Christ…

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London (South)

…known was William Wilberforce (1759-1833), while the others included John Thornton (1720-1790), his son Henry Thornton (1760-1815), Charles Grant (1746-1823), John Shore (later Lord Teignmouth) (1751-1834), Zachary Macaulay (1768-1838), Granville…

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London (Central)

…under three outstanding ministers, George Campbell Morgan (1863-1945), Dr Martyn Lloyd Jones (1899-1981) and Dr R.T. Kendall. Campbell Morgan served two periods as pastor, 1904-17 and 1933-43, his earlier ministry…

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Hereford & Worcester

…from the Reformation period were Hugh Latimer (c1481-1555) and John Hooper (1495-1555), but neither has a memorial here. Both men were convinced Protestants and both perished as martyrs to Queen…

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Somerset

…(BS40 7AU) when he was overtaken by a violent storm and took shelter in the cleft of a rock that can still be seen. Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778) was inspired…

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Sussex

…the sight of rows of well-to-do, hymn-singing Christians, while millions in China had no chance to hear the gospel, he walked out and wandered onto the beach, deep in thought…

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London (City)

…above the door.   ST DUNSTAN-IN-THE-WEST St Dunstan-in-the-West On the north side of Fleet Street looking down towards St Paul’s, this impressive church was built between 1831 and 1833, replacing…

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Norfolk

…the North of the city centre is Magdalen Street, with its exotic mixture of Asian restaurants, second-hand shops and ethnic arts emporia. The area has a rather down-at-heel appearance, but…

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ABOUT US

…particular person For general tourist information, visitors should consult www.visitengland.com or www.visitbritain.co.uk. Unfortunately it is not possible to include information on opening times, disabled access or other facilities. Wherever possible,…

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Buckinghamshire

…Kansas, in America. Olney Church Olney’s most famous residents, still remembered after 250 years, were John Newton (1725-1806) and William Cowper (1731-1800).  They came from backgrounds as far removed as possible, but…

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