London (City)

…four busts, donated by the Victorian philanthropist J. Passmore Edwards, of John Bunyan, Oliver Cromwell, the novelist Daniel Defoe and, of course, Milton. Cromwell came here in August 1620 to…

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London (Central)

…Sidney Sussex, Cambridge. We continue round by the south side, which brings us to the South Transept, famous as Poets Corner. Geoffrey Chaucer was buried here in 1400, but this…

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Yorkshire (South & West)

…fourteen locations with connections to the pioneer missionary (see www.jameshudsontaylor.org.uk). Hudson Taylor memorial Taylor’s birthplace was in Cheapside, the main shopping area, where is father had a pharmacy business. The…

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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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Nottinghamshire

…to women, and adopted characteristic dress, and both sought to minister to the poor and disadvantaged. Here the similarities end. After their initial birthpangs, the Friends became pacifist, meditative –…

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Bristol

…Groves, sister of A. N. Groves, another of the leaders.  While pursuing his work with orphans, he led the fellowship at Bethesda Chapel, together with Henry Craik.  Another branch of…

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London (South)

…4,000, but frequently 6,000 crowded in, many happy to stand. The building burned down in 1898, when Spurgeon’s son was pastor, and was again severely damaged in World War II….

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Norfolk

…Congregational Church, founded in 1643 by William Bridge, one of the ministers who drew up the Westminster Confession of Faith (see www.oldmeetinghousechurch.org.uk). Just next to it is the Octagon Chapel,…

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Oxfordshire

…his literary friends at the Eagle and Child pub on the west side of the street. Calling themselves The Inklings, the group, which included J.R.R.Tolkien and Charles Williams, would discuss…

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Essex

…Street, close to the Castle, is the modern Castle Methodist Church, built on the site of the first Methodist chapel in Essex, opened by John Wesley in 1759. For a…

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