Bristol

…the Second World War, Hitler’s bombs did their worst and post-war planners bulldozed much of what was left.  However, pockets of the medieval city survive, and elegant Georgian terraces can…

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Nottinghamshire

…Pilgrim Fathers, but those worthy gentlemen might not have appreciated that kind of immortality.     STURTON-LE-STEEPLE Village sign, Sturton Sturton calls itself The Town on the Street, but is…

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Staffordshire

…surrounding countryside in all directions. Here on May 31st 1807 was held the first camp meeting of the Primitive Methodists, led by Hugh Bourne (1772-1852) and William Clowes (1780-1851). An…

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Cheshire

…recently been converted into flats. In the eighteen-sixties the headmaster was the Rev. Algernon Grenfell, whose son Wilfrid Grenfell (1865-1940) was born here. As can be imagined from the setting,…

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Gloucestershire

…eye each other suspiciously. And not without reason; much of the ancient heart of the city has disappeared under twentieth century developments. At the centre, North-, South-, East- and Westgate…

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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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Leicestershire

…was through her sister-in-law that Selina was drawn into evangelical circles and became one of the most important supporters of the Methodist movement. Her husband was tolerant of her views…

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Lincolnshire

…another group, led by John Smyth, to meet in the Old Hall. A link between the two congregations was provided by John Robinson (1576-1625), who was probably born at Sturton-le-Steeple,…

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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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Yorkshire (East Riding)

…the Minster. After Eborius in 314, the next three were Paulinus (627-633), Chad (664-669) and Wilfrid (669-677). These were energetic men whose labours took them to many parts of England….

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