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London (Central)

…Sadler’s famous portrait of John Bunyan was the biggest disappointment. The status of any particular portrait can be checked on the gallery’s website. [Images courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery,…

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Nottinghamshire

…account of the archbishop’s life and a guide to relevant locations. A private residence called Cranmer House, just opposite the church, stands on the presumed site of the family’s home….

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Essex

…town. At the lower end of the main street opposite the Fire Station, there is a row of cottages with an archway leading to the United Reformed Church (CM5 9DT)….

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Gloucestershire

…the honour of having planned and instituted the first Sunday School in the kingdom. On June 20th 1736, George Whitefield knelt in the chancel to be ordained by Bishop Benson,…

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Hampshire

…dereliction after the departure of the Roman legions. Generations of Saxon and Danish kings are buried here, including Egbert, Canute and Alfred the Great (849-901). The site of Alfred’s grave…

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Yorkshire (North)

…the Roman and Celtic rites of the church, both of which had been celebrated in Northumbria for some time. The Celtic tradition derived from monks like Aidan coming from Iona…

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Buckinghamshire

…rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned and appointed to preach the faith he had long laboured to destroy Churchyard and Newton’s rectory Opposite the main gate…

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Surrey

…the site is called Wesley House (KT22 7AH) and carries a memorial plaque. It was used as council offices from 1935 to 1983. Wesley died a few days later but…

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Devon

…created bishoprics. In 746 he was appointed Archbishop of Mainz, with authority over a wide area including the dioceses of Worms, Cologne and Utrecht. He was on good terms with…

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