Bedfordshire

…his experiences as a curate on the Isle of Wight.  The most famous of these, The Dairyman’s Daughter, was translated into several languages and 2,000,000 copies were printed in his…

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London (Central)

…of the present abbey was built in the reign of Henry III between 1220 and 1272. Additions and improvements were added in subsequent centuries and the familiar West Towers were…

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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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Somerset

…at Aller, with Alfred standing as sponsor. The present church of St Andrew’s (TA10 0PQ) lies about half a mile south of the village and has descriptions of the event,…

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Bristol

…paid for entirely by unsolicited donations from his supporters.   The George Muller Museum at 45-47 College Road (BS7 9FG) tells the full story of Muller’s homes, caring for over 10,000…

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Gloucestershire

…was one of the greatest preachers of all time. It was said that his unaided voice could be heard by crowds of 30,000 in the open air. He attended Pembroke…

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London (North & East)

…Stepney Causeway In 1870, a boys’ home was opened in Stepney Causeway, off Commercial Road (E1 0JM), which bore the famous slogan No destitute child ever refused admission.  This was…

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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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Suffolk

…for Sweyn’s impiety, his son Canute made additions to the abbey. From then on it prospered – the great abbey church being built between 1090 and 1222, until Thomas Cromwell’s…

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