Hertfordshire

…and the first monastery was commissioned by Offa, King of Mercia in 793. Following the Norman Conquest, a much grander building was ordered by Archbishop Lanfranc, who installed his nephew…

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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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Buckinghamshire

…Church of St Mary the Virgin (HP18 9PG), installed in 1948 in memory of a former rector, shows Wycliffe translating the Bible in one panel and the printer William Caxton…

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Cheshire

…As you enter, an organ in the vestibule, the first ever installed in a Primitive Methodist chapel, is activated automatically to play a welcoming tune. The Sunday School alongside serves…

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Dorset

…the town and founded the monastery, installing his daughter Aethelgiva as the first abbess. The site, on the spur of a hill, was probably chosen for being easily defensible. Today,…

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Hereford & Worcester

…Worcester as other duties demanded his presence elsewhere. He acted as statesman and adviser to a succession of Saxon kings at a time of great political instability. He was counsellor…

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London (South)

…window, installed in 1952, commemorates the work of the Clapham saints. While no names appear, the left window shows Sharp, John Thornton and Henry Venn, together with St Paul as…

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Norfolk

…visited the Gurney home. Although there was no instant conversion, Elizabeth Gurney’s life was never the same. She gradually abandoned the theatre and the dance floor for the simple dress…

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Oxfordshire

…pulpit from which Wesley preached and glass doors have recently been installed in his memory, quoting his dying words The best of all is, God is with us. There is…

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Suffolk

…local citizens. On arrival he asked What place is this? On being told it was Aldham Common, he exclaimed God be thanked. I am even at home. When asked to…

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