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10 unusual facts about St Clement Danes


Archibald McIndoe

He was cremated, and his ashes were buried in the Royal Air Force church of St Clement Danes just after helping set up AMREF in the UK.

Clemence Dane

She took the pseudonym "Clemence Dane" from the church, St Clement Danes on the Strand, London.

Donald Randall Evans

His funeral took place in Richmond, Surrey before a memorial service at St Clement Danes, The Strand on 9 May 1975.

Frank Doel

Doel knew the Soviet double agent Peter Kroger, who was later imprisoned for spying, because he opened a rare bookshop near St Clement Danes's church as a cover for his activities.

Herbert Massey

After Massey's death, a memorial service in his honour was held on 22 May 1976 at St Clement Danes Church.

Inns of Chancery

Located near St Clement Danes, the Inn was also named after Saint Clement and took as its coat of arms his, with a large letter C in sable.

No. 273 Squadron RAF

Because of the controversial fylfot design, this badge was initially rejected by the RAF, and only accepted, in a modified design, over 50 years later, where it now rests next to No 1 Squadron in the RAF Chapel at St Clement Danes, London.

St Clement Danes

In 1844 St. Clement Danes School was constructed on land on Houghton Road, Holborn which the churchwardens had purchased in 1552.

Other possible ideas are that in the 11th century after Siward, Earl of Northumbria killed the Dane Tosti, Earl of Huntingdon and his men, the deceased were buried in a field near London and a memorial church was subsequently built to honour the memory of the Danes.

The statue of Dr Samuel Johnson at the eastern end of the church land, comes to life as the character 'Dictionary', in Charlie Fletcher's children's book about unLondon Stoneheart.


Early fires of London

This blaze was so severe that it destroyed most of the city between St Paul's and St Clement Danes in Westminster.

Katherine Swynford

In about 1366, at St Clement Danes Church, Westminster, Katherine married "Hugh" Ottes Swynford, a knight from the manor of Kettlethorpe in Lincolnshire, the son of Thomas Swynford by his marriage to Nicole Druel.