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unusual facts about Christ Church, Southwark



Chapman Rocks

The feature is named after Thomas Chapman, English trunk-maker of Southwark who in 1795 discovered a method of processing fur seal skins for use in the hat trade, thus initiating the industry in London.

Christ Church, Bath

Christ Church is sometimes used as a concert venue in the Bath International Music Festival and in recent years Joanna MacGregor, the Hilliard Ensemble and Exaudi have performed there.

Christ Church, Birmingham

Christ Church, Birmingham was a parish church in the Church of England on Colmore Row, Birmingham from 1805 to 1899.

Christ Church, Lambeth

The Victorian 'Christ Church' was bombed during the Second World War, and only the associated Lincoln Memorial Tower, an adjoining part of the original 'Christ church' complex, remains to this day.

Christ Church, Lichfield

In 1897 to mark 50 years of the church, pre-Raphaelite canvas panels painted by John D. Batten were placed on the chancel ceiling depicting Old Testament figures and symbols of Passion and Eucharist.

Christ Church, Macclesfield

In the second half of the 18th century the parish church of Macclesfield, St Michael's was not big enough to cope with the needs of the growing population of the town.

Christ Church, North Shields

The original architect of the church is not known, but in 1663 the Yorkshire architect Robert Trollope was engaged to complete it, and it was consecrated on 5 July 1668 by John Cosin, Bishop of Durham.

Christ Church, Philadelphia

White was also largely responsible for the liturgy and offices of the first American Book of Common Prayer (published 1789), which were to be submitted to Church of England authorities.

Christ Church, Sandown

The ‘Princess Royal Chapel’ is named after Princess Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, who gave a window in it.

Christ Church, Worthing

The organ, which was originally built by J.J.Binns of Leeds in 1892 for Baillie Street Methodist Church in Rochdale, was obtained in 1967 through Percy Daniel & Co.

Christ Church, York

Christ Church is located on Stockton Lane in Heworth, York, England.

Cliff L'Aimable

Cliff L'Aimable (born 1961:Mauritius ) is a Chartered Surveyor specialising in UK Building Regulations was associated to a public building control body as an early authorising building regulation approval signatory to landmark building developments within the regeneration programme being administered by the London Borough of Southwark, such as the Shard London Bridge ( aka. London Bridge Tower ).

Colombians in the United Kingdom

Despite this, the largest numbers can be found in the boroughs of Lambeth, Islington, Southwark and Camden.

David Kirkaldy

The machine still exists in the old test house at Southwark (now the Kirkaldy Testing Museum), together with other equipment he developed.

Drumming Song

A music video for the song was shot in the interior of Christ Church, Spitalfields, featuring Florence Welch and dancers.

Edward Chichester, 6th Marquess of Donegall

After being educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, he adopted a career in journalism and for many years wrote a column for the Sunday Dispatch under the title "Almost in Confidence".

Fyfe Dangerfield

He composed music for the play, Howl's Moving Castle, based on the novel by Diana Wynne Jones, which is to be performed in London at Southwark Playhouse in the winter 2011 - 2012.

George Hugh Bourne

Bourne was the son of the Revd R. B. Bourne and was educated at Eton College and at Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1863, BCL 1866, DCL 1871).

Harry Barnston

The son of Major William Barnston of Crewe Hill, and Mary Emma King, he was educated privately and at Christ Church, Oxford.

James Watney

On 15 October 1829, at St. Saviour's Church, Southwark (now Southwark Cathedral), James Watney married Rebecca Spurrell, elder daughter of the brewer and hop merchant James Spurrell, of Park Street, Southwark, who was employed by Barclay & Perkins's Anchor Brewery, Southwark.

John Bickersteth

Educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford, he was ordained in 1951 and began his career with a Curacy at St Matthew Moorfield's Bristol.

John Bosanquet

He was born to Samuel Bosanquet, the governor of the Bank of England, and his wife Eleanor, and was educated at Eton College before being accepted into Christ Church, Oxford.

John Ernest Grabe

He came to England, settled in Oxford, was ordained in 1700, and became chaplain of Christ Church.

John Rolls of The Hendre

John Rolls of The Hendre (20 October 1776 – 31 January 1837) was a native of Bermondsey, in Southwark, London, Surrey, England.

Katherine Elizabeth Fleming

Fleming is the daughter of the American literary critic John V. Fleming and of the British-born Joan E. Fleming, a prominent priest in the Episcopal diocese of New Jersey and Rector Emerita of Christ Church parish, New Brunswick.

King's Stairs Gardens

The park was given Village Green status in March 2012 by Southwark Council under the Commons Act 2006, a move which campaigners hope will thwart any future development.

Lionel Ford

Ford married in 1904 Mary Catherine Talbot, daughter of Edward Stuart Talbot, who was successively Bishop of Rochester, Southwark and Winchester.

Marcus Trevor, 1st Viscount Dungannon

On 27 March 1686, two of his sons matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, and on 31 December 1687 John, the elder, was accidentally shot by his younger brother, Marcus Trevor.

Martin Mansergh

He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Christ Church, Oxford, studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics and obtaining a Doctorate in philosophy for a study of pre-revolutionary French history.

New Kent Road

The last building on the north side of New Kent Road is St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School on land given by Lord LLangatock (of the Rolls family) to the ancient Southwark grammar school foundation which was required to provide a girls school to supplement its teaching of boys.

New Zealand–United Kingdom relations

Subsequent settlers added references to places in United Kingdom, aristocratic sponsors, early British explorers, the Royal Family, battles in which the United Kingdom was involved and notable institutions such as Christ Church, Oxford.

Pauline Henriques

Pauline and her siblings are mentioned in an exhibition about Jamacian families and their roles in the UK during the Second World War in Southwark.

Playing company

Theatres proliferated, especially (though not exclusively) in neighborhoods outside the city's walls and the Corporation's control — in Shoreditch to the north, or the Bankside and Paris Garden in Southwark, on the southern bank of the River Thames: the Curtain, the Rose, the Swan, the Fortune, the Globe, the Blackfrairs — a famous roster.

Political finance

Moreover all modern democracies operate a variety of permanent party organizations, e.g. the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee in the U.S. or the Conservative Central Office and the Labour headquarters ("John Smith House", "Millbank Tower") in the U.K.

Prologue and Tale of Beryn

The Host suggests that they spend the day in pleasure, but to rise early the next morning for the return journey to Southwark (191–230).

Richard Moth

In 2001, upon the elevation of the Vicar General, Mgr Canon John Hine, to be an Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, Mgr Moth was named Vicar General and Chancellor of the Archdiocese.

Roman roads in Britain

Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales almost certainly used Watling Street to travel from Southwark to Canterbury.

Sarah Simblet

She was awarded the Richard Ford Award travelling scholarship to Spain while an undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford between 1991 and 1994, and spent three months working in Madrid from November 1994 to January 1995.

Sir Archibald Macdonald, 1st Baronet

Archibald Macdonald was the posthumous son of Sir Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baronet, and younger brother of the 8th baronet (see Baron Macdonald), but was bought to England in the aftermath of Culloden to complete his education at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford.

Sir Thomas Aylesbury, 1st Baronet

From Westminster School Aylesbury passed in 1598 to Christ Church, Oxford, where he took the degrees of B.A. and M.A. in 1602 and 1605 respectively.

St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook

It was funded by the sale of the site of Christ Church, New Street which was demolished the same year to make way for shops and offices - Christchurch Buildings.

Stannington, Sheffield

Significant buildings in the area include the Christ Church parish church on Church Street; the Unitarian chapel, Underbank Chapel; and the country house, Revell Grange; all of which are Grade II listed structures.

The Land of Lost Content

The book is divided into seven chapters, respectively covering Chenevix-Trench's ancestry and early childhood, his education at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford, his military service in the Malayan Campaign during the Second World War, and his successive spells of teaching at Shrewsbury, Bradfield, Eton and Fettes.

Thomas Assheton Smith II

He went on to Christ Church, Oxford where he joined the Bullingdon Club of Oxford and was a prominent member of its team in 1796.

Thomas Wijck

Thomas Wijck painted a View of London before the fire, and another of the north bank of the Thames, from Southwark, exhibiting the mansions of the nobility in the Strand.

Vernon Corea

Vernon Corea was a Christian, he was very involved in the work of the church in the UK - he was a Lay Reader of the Church of England at Emmanuel Church in Wimbledon Village, South-West London and previous to that appointment he was Lay Reader at Christ Church, Gipsy Hill in South-East London.

Victoria Square, Birmingham

Part of the square was once occupied by Christ Church (built 1805–13), but the church was demolished in 1899.

Virginia State Route 400

SR 400 continues north past the Christ Church, the Lloyd House, and the Lee-Fendall House to its northern terminus at 1st Street.

Whitman, Philadelphia

According to the 2000 Census, Whitman has 26,300 inhabitants (combined with Queen Village and Southwark).


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