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296:having been associated by Renaissance architect
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1016:Map of Covent Garden, from a drawing of c. 1690
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1494:Brief Lives, chiefly of Contemporaries
1369:The Classical Language of Architecture
1403:Britton, John; Pugin, August (1825).
1266:Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830
1177:Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church
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1960:Deanery of Westminster (St Margaret)
1601:Listing on Delphian Records website
955:1873–1899† Samuel Francis Cumberlege
548:when designing the stable block for
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1996:Churches in the City of Westminster
897:(as Dean of Peterborough from 1691)
858:Rectors of St Paul's, Covent Garden
2391:St John's Wood Road Baptist Church
2303:Immaculate Conception, Farm Street
2110:Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks
1308:. Institute of Historical Research
964:1918–1923 James Granville Adderley
347:Precinct of Covent Garden Act 1660
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2351:Crown Court Church, Covent Garden
2256:Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace
1750:"Bowers, George Hull (BWRS819GH)"
1185:– partly modelled on this church.
939:(as Dean of Manchester from 1847)
2396:St Sophia's Cathedral, Bayswater
2328:St Mary of the Angels, Bayswater
2318:St Charles Borromeo, Westminster
1735:Dictionary of National Biography
1722:Norgate, Gerald le Grys (1896).
1330:Anecdotes of painting in England
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1603:Delphian Records artist listing
1519:Jays, David (10 January 2023).
619:Baptisms, burials and memorials
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2371:French Protestant Church, Soho
2115:Holy Trinity, South Kensington
1806:"Oakley, Charles Edward"
1669:"Tattersall, James (TTRL731J)"
967:1924–1944 Reginald Hart Davies
958:1899–1918† Edward Henry Mosse
901:1708–1730† Robert Lumley Lloyd
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2376:Hinde Street Methodist Church
2170:St Mary Magdalene, Paddington
1424:. Penguin, 1966. p. 95.
979:1975–1984 F. John Arrow Smith
300:with agricultural buildings.
1705:"Bullock, Richard (BLK746R)"
1633:"Freeman, Samuel (FRMN661S)"
1561:at londonschoolofsamba.co.uk
1089:Memorial Plaque to composer
919:1758–1784† James Tattersall
150:http://www.actorschurch.org/
2361:Emmanuel Evangelical Church
2298:Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane
2205:St Stephen, Westbourne Park
2090:All Saints, Margaret Street
1878:. Vol. 2. p. 642.
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1838:A Cambridge Alumni Database
1754:A Cambridge Alumni Database
1709:A Cambridge Alumni Database
1691:A Cambridge Alumni Database
1673:A Cambridge Alumni Database
1655:A Cambridge Alumni Database
1637:A Cambridge Alumni Database
1619:A Cambridge Alumni Database
1615:"Patrick, Simon (PTRK644S)"
1047:The pulpit was the work of
931:1817–1831† Francis Randolph
234:parish, it was raised to a
214:located in Bedford Street,
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2140:St James the Less, Pimlico
1858:. University of Cambridge.
1840:. University of Cambridge.
1756:. University of Cambridge.
1711:. University of Cambridge.
1693:. University of Cambridge.
1687:"Cradock, John (CRDK725J)"
1675:. University of Cambridge.
1657:. University of Cambridge.
1639:. University of Cambridge.
1621:. University of Cambridge.
925:1784–1809† Richard Bullock
907:1754–1755 James Tattersall
793:which was unveiled by Sir
556:(1745-1806) in the 1790s.
521:restoration of 1878–82 by
340:United Kingdom legislation
316:at both ends are in wood.
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2200:St Stephen, Rochester Row
2165:St Mary, Paddington Green
2160:St Mary, Bryanston Square
2150:St Mark, Hamilton Terrace
2125:St Cyprian, Clarence Gate
2105:Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair
2100:Annunciation, Marble Arch
2024:St George, Hanover Square
1941:Mystery Worshipper Report
1773:"Hutton, Henry (3)"
1725:"Randolph, Francis"
1651:"Tough, Charles (TH709C)"
1234:"The Actor's Church HOME"
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825:Guildhall School of Music
566:Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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2095:All Souls, Langham Place
2034:St Margaret, Westminster
1930:St Paul's, Covent Garden
1505:Arthur Penrhyn Stanley.
1418:Summerson, John (1966).
1264:Summerson, John (1991).
1203:Summerson, John (1966).
904:1730–1754† Charles Tough
546:Roger Morris (1695–1749)
303:The temple front with a
232:St. Martin-in-the-Fields
2333:St Patrick, Soho Square
2323:St James, Spanish Place
2180:St Matthew, Westminster
2039:St Martin-in-the-Fields
1372:, p. 13, 1980 edition,
982:1986–1999 David Elliott
973:1957–1969† Clarence May
960:(killed in an air raid)
943:1848–1863† Henry Hutton
928:1810–1817† Edward Embry
848:St John's, Smith Square
612:Murder in the Cathedral
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2185:St Paul, Knightsbridge
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1945:Ship of Fools website
1457:London 6: Westminster
1030:Conversion of St Paul
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1548:. 17 September 2016.
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708:Master of the Revels
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636:Gilbert and Sullivan
161:Heritage designation
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2130:St Gabriel, Pimlico
1302:"St. Paul's Church"
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527:9th Duke of Bedford
416:4th Earl of Bedford
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2421:West Street Chapel
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653:Brief Lives
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607:T. S. Eliot
255:Reformation
224:Inigo Jones
181:Years built
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140:High Church
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