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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Parish Church of St. Anne, Soho, stands on the W. side of Dean Street. The parish was formed in 1678, the church being … was rebuilt shortly before the suppression by the last dean, Dr. John Chambers, c. 152629. It is of two storeys, but … Arms: over S. doorwayTudor arms and supporters. The sub-dean's Vestry, between the chapel and the clock-tower, has an …
Old and New London
… a gentler age, was placed by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D.D., Dean of Westminster, 1870." The beautifully carved frieze of … the new communiontable was used was in 1870, when the Dean administered the holy sacrament to the revisers of the … on the duke's burial here, at which Bishop Atterbury, as Dean of Westminster, was the officiating minister: " 'I have …
Old and New London
… the ancient appearance of the building. In 1862 the Dean and Chapter of Westminster called a meeting to take into … same object was convened by the Society of Antiquaries. Dean Stanley, who was voted to the chair, having related the … became absolute public and national property, and the Dean and Chapter that were created on their present footing …
Old and New London
… of St. Peter, converted it into a bishopric, with a dean and twelve prebendaries, and appointed the whole county … Bury St. Edmunds, and Glastonbury respectively! How amused Dean Stanley must be, while holding in his hands the keys of …
Old and New London
… the "old religion," under Queen Mary, John Feckenham, late Dean of St. Paul's, was appointed Abbot of Westminster and … establishment, which is collegiate, consisting of a dean, sub-dean, canons, and minor canons; to which is attached a school …
Old and New London
… the officers of Edward the Confessor, "thus," as Dean Stanley has touchingly observed, "reunited with him whom … the supervising part, Fain would I mace thee lay on; For Dean's Yard boys 1 with much surprise, Being thus greatly … sets forth that "this pulpit is presented to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster by a few friends in grateful …
Old and New London
… a badge. They could not leave the precinct, without the Dean's licence, between sunset and sunrise." Formerly, as we … and demoralised each other and their neighbours as well. Dean Stanley observes, respecting the right of sanctuary at … and fruit-gardens of the Abbey; and close to the present Dean's Yard gate were "The Elms." Across the court ran the …
Old and New London
… existing fabric was the work of John Chambers, the last Dean of St. Stephen's, who lived to see his Chapel and …
Old and New London
… modern system of cramming and of competitive examinations. Dean Stanley, in his "Memorials of Westminster Abbey," after … re-founded as a collegiate church, comprising besides a dean and twelve prebendaries and twelve almsmen, an upper and … "College" as King's (or Queen's) Scholars, rested with the Dean and members of the Chapter; but now admission into the …
Old and New London
… and partly civil. The former is exercised by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, the latter by lay officers …