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3 unusual facts about Lawrence Sheriff


Brownsover

There is one armorial monumental inscription in the floor of the church, the grave of John Howkins (1579-1678), a wealthy lawyer who owned the estate of Pinchbank in South Mimms, Middlesex.

The hamlet also contains an old house which is where it is believed Lawrence Sheriff (c1510-1567), the founder of Rugby School, was born.

Lawrence Sheriff

However no trace remains: the church and all its monuments were destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666.


St Michael and All Angels Church, Brownsover

The east window contains 20th-century stained glass commemorating Lawrence Sheriff, the founder of Rugby School.


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