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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London (Central)

…the coast and then brought it by sea to Southampton. It was laid to rest with much ceremony in the presence of Livingstone’s long-lived father-in-law, the pioneer missionary Robert Moffatt….

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Cambridgeshire

…the base for Cambridge Christian Heritage, which provides a display and audio-visual materials on this theme (see www.christianheritage.org.uk). Guided walks are also organised from here . The notes below are…

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Oxfordshire

…contrary to my heart. Uproar broke out and Cranmer was hustled along to Broad Street with priests and friars shouting after him. When the fire was kindled, the 67-year-old archbishop,…

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Yorkshire (South & West)

…and continue along the narrow track between the stone walls. The comfortably-sized stone farmhouse can be seen over the wall or from the front entrance, but is privately owned. It…

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Bedfordshire

…yonder shining light? Site of Bunyan’s baptism A short walk from St John’s, down Cardington Street and up a cul-de-sac called Chethams, brings us to the site of Bunyan’s baptism,…

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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

…could be the set for another Jane Austen TV series.  Amersham-on-the-Hill is mostly modern and grew up around the railway station half a mile away. Amersham Old Town Amersham became…

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Hertfordshire

…Nearby are the graves of Bickersteth’s son and daughter-in-law. Edward Henry Bickersteth (1825-1906) followed in the same tradition. He was vicar of Christchurch, Hampstead, for thirty years and then Bishop…

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Northamptonshire

…Carey the shoemaker-missionary; Lawrence Washington , twice mayor in the sixteenth century and ancestor of George; and Philip Doddridge, non-conformist preacher and hymn-writer. Another mural shows Spencer Perceval, MP for…

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