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'''St John Zachary'''<ref>[http://www.juerg-mueller.com/london/pictures/church/St-John-Zachary/ More photos]</ref> (meaning "St John son of [[Zechariah (priest)|St Zachary]]", i.e. [[John the Baptist]])<ref>Gordon Huelin in his definitive “Vanished churches of the City of London”(London, Guildhall Library Publishing 1996ISBN 0900422424) puts forward an alternative explanation- a 12th century deed, held at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] gave it to Zachary the monk, which name was incorporated into the church title to distinguish it from St John the Baptist, Walbrook.</ref> was a church, first mentioned in official records in 1181<ref>"A Dictionary of London", Harben, H.A: Herbert Jenkins,London,1922</ref>, within the [[City of London]], England, on the north side of [[Gresham Street]], [[Aldersgate]]<ref>“Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations” Pearce, C.W.: London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd, 1909</ref>. Its vicar from May 25, 1424<ref> Article to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death ''William Byngham: A Medieval Protagonist of the Training of Teachers'' Armytage,W. H. G. in “History of Education Journal”, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Summer, 1951), pp. 107-110</ref> to an unknown date was [[William Byngham]], the founder of England's first teacher training college <ref> Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Brown-Catley Davenport ,R.B (Oxford, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004) ISBN 019861411X</ref> It was destroyed in the [[Great Fire of London]] in 1666<ref>"The Churches of the City of London", Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922</ref> and not rebuilt<ref>Although the name also lived on as a Ward Precinct within [[Aldersgate]] British History On-Line "Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693-1694: City of London, Aldersgate Ward (Within and Without), Aldersgate Ward Within, St John Zachary Precinct", Barnes,J Earle,P Keene,D & Spence,C (1992)</ref> , with its parish being reunited with that of [[St Anne and St Agnes]]<ref>"The London Encyclopaedia" Hibbert, C; Weinreb, D; Keay, J: London, Pan Macmillan, 1983 (rev 1993, 2008) ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5</ref> by Act of Parliament in 1670<ref>''Church of England, Parish of St. Anne and St. Agnes (London, England). - Miscellaneous papers, including churchwardens' papers, settlement examinatio, 1674''. - M0003869CL
'''St John Zachary'''<ref>[http://www.juerg-mueller.com/london/pictures/church/St-John-Zachary/ More photos]</ref> (meaning "St John son of [[Zechariah (priest)|St Zachary]]", i.e. [[John the Baptist]])<ref>Gordon Huelin in his definitive “Vanished churches of the City of London”(London, Guildhall Library Publishing 1996ISBN 0900422424) puts forward an alternative explanation- a 12th century deed, held at [[St Paul's Cathedral]] gave it to Zachary the monk, which name was incorporated into the church title to distinguish it from St John the Baptist, Walbrook.</ref> was a church, first mentioned in official records in 1181<ref>"A Dictionary of London", Harben, H.A: Herbert Jenkins,London,1922</ref>, within the [[City of London]], England, on the north side of [[Gresham Street]], [[Aldersgate]]<ref>“Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations” Pearce, C.W.: London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd, 1909</ref>. Its vicar from May 25, 1424<ref>Article to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death ''William Byngham: A Medieval Protagonist of the Training of Teachers'' Armytage,W. H. G. in “History of Education Journal”, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Summer, 1951), pp. 107-110</ref> to an unknown date was [[William Byngham]], the founder of England's first teacher training college <ref>Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Brown-Catley Davenport ,R.B (Oxford, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004) ISBN 019861411X</ref> It was destroyed in the [[Great Fire of London]] in 1666<ref>"The Churches of the City of London", Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922</ref> and not rebuilt<ref>Although the name also lived on as a Ward Precinct within [[Aldersgate]] British History On-Line "Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693-1694: City of London, Aldersgate Ward (Within and Without), Aldersgate Ward Within, St John Zachary Precinct", Barnes,J Earle,P Keene,D & Spence,C (1992)</ref> , with its parish being reunited with that of [[St Anne and St Agnes]]<ref>"The London Encyclopaedia" Hibbert, C; Weinreb, D; Keay, J: London, Pan Macmillan, 1983 (rev 1993, 2008) ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5</ref> by Act of Parliament in 1670<ref>''Church of England, Parish of St. Anne and St. Agnes (London, England). - Miscellaneous papers, including churchwardens' papers, settlement examinatio, 1674''. - M0003869CL
cited in "City of London Parish Registers Guide 4" Hallows,A.(Ed) : London, Guildhall Library Research, 1954 ISBN 0900422300 </ref>- an arrangement that lasted until the 20th century<ref>
cited in "City of London Parish Registers Guide 4" Hallows,A.(Ed) : London, Guildhall Library Research, 1954 ISBN 0900422300</ref>- an arrangement that lasted until the 20th century<ref>
"The records of two city parishes: a collection of documents illustrative of the history of SS. Anne and Agnes, Aldershot, and St. John Zachary, London, from the twelfth century", McMurray,W (clerk of the united parishes):London, Hunter and Longhurst, 1925</ref>. Its site is now a garden<ref>[http://www.gardensofthecityoflondon.co.uk/page39.html Gardens of the City of London]</ref> first made by the fire watchers in 1941<ref> "London:the City Churches” Pevsner, N/Bradley, S New Haven, Yale, 1998 ISBN 0300096550</ref>. Partial records survive at [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]]<ref>[http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/city-ch.html Genealogical Website]</ref>.
"The records of two city parishes: a collection of documents illustrative of the history of SS. Anne and Agnes, Aldershot, and St. John Zachary, London, from the twelfth century", McMurray,W (clerk of the united parishes):London, Hunter and Longhurst, 1925</ref>. Its site is now a garden<ref>[http://www.gardensofthecityoflondon.co.uk/page39.html Gardens of the City of London]</ref> first made by the fire watchers in 1941<ref>"London:the City Churches” Pevsner, N/Bradley, S New Haven, Yale, 1998 ISBN 0300096550</ref>. Partial records survive at [[International Genealogical Index|IGI]]<ref>[http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/city-ch.html Genealogical Website]</ref>.


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St. John Zachary
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St John Zachary[1] (meaning "St John son of St Zachary", i.e. John the Baptist)[2] was a church, first mentioned in official records in 1181[3], within the City of London, England, on the north side of Gresham Street, Aldersgate[4]. Its vicar from May 25, 1424[5] to an unknown date was William Byngham, the founder of England's first teacher training college [6] It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666[7] and not rebuilt[8] , with its parish being reunited with that of St Anne and St Agnes[9] by Act of Parliament in 1670[10]- an arrangement that lasted until the 20th century[11]. Its site is now a garden[12] first made by the fire watchers in 1941[13]. Partial records survive at IGI[14].

Notes

  1. ^ More photos
  2. ^ Gordon Huelin in his definitive “Vanished churches of the City of London”(London, Guildhall Library Publishing 1996ISBN 0900422424) puts forward an alternative explanation- a 12th century deed, held at St Paul's Cathedral gave it to Zachary the monk, which name was incorporated into the church title to distinguish it from St John the Baptist, Walbrook.
  3. ^ "A Dictionary of London", Harben, H.A: Herbert Jenkins,London,1922
  4. ^ “Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations” Pearce, C.W.: London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd, 1909
  5. ^ Article to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death William Byngham: A Medieval Protagonist of the Training of Teachers Armytage,W. H. G. in “History of Education Journal”, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Summer, 1951), pp. 107-110
  6. ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Brown-Catley Davenport ,R.B (Oxford, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004) ISBN 019861411X
  7. ^ "The Churches of the City of London", Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922
  8. ^ Although the name also lived on as a Ward Precinct within Aldersgate British History On-Line "Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693-1694: City of London, Aldersgate Ward (Within and Without), Aldersgate Ward Within, St John Zachary Precinct", Barnes,J Earle,P Keene,D & Spence,C (1992)
  9. ^ "The London Encyclopaedia" Hibbert, C; Weinreb, D; Keay, J: London, Pan Macmillan, 1983 (rev 1993, 2008) ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5
  10. ^ Church of England, Parish of St. Anne and St. Agnes (London, England). - Miscellaneous papers, including churchwardens' papers, settlement examinatio, 1674. - M0003869CL cited in "City of London Parish Registers Guide 4" Hallows,A.(Ed) : London, Guildhall Library Research, 1954 ISBN 0900422300
  11. ^ "The records of two city parishes: a collection of documents illustrative of the history of SS. Anne and Agnes, Aldershot, and St. John Zachary, London, from the twelfth century", McMurray,W (clerk of the united parishes):London, Hunter and Longhurst, 1925
  12. ^ Gardens of the City of London
  13. ^ "London:the City Churches” Pevsner, N/Bradley, S New Haven, Yale, 1998 ISBN 0300096550
  14. ^ Genealogical Website

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