St John Zachary
St John Zachary (meaning "St John son of St Zachary", ie John the Baptist)[1] was a church, first mentioned in official records in 1181[2], within the City of London, England, on the north side of Gresham Street, Aldersgate[3] . Its vicar from May 25, 1424[4] to an unknown date was William Byngham, the founder of England's first teacher training college [5] It was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt[6]. , with its parish being reunited with that of St Anne and St Agnes by Act of Parliament in 1670[7], an arrangement that lasted until the 20th century[8] the name also living on as a Ward Precinct within Aldersgate[9]. Its site is now a garden[10].Partial records survive at IGI[11].
Notes
- ^ 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 Cathedralgave it to Zachary the monk, which name was incorporated into the church title to distinguish it from St John the Baptist, Walbrook.
- ^ "A Dictionary of London", Harben, H.A: Herbert Jenkins,London,1922
- ^ “Notes on Old City Churches: their organs, organists and musical associations” Pearce,C.W.: London, Winthrop Rogers Ltd, 1909
- ^ 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
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Brown-Catley Davenport ,R.B (Oxford, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004) ISBN 019861411X
- ^ "The Churches of the City of London", Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922
- ^ 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
- ^ "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
- ^ 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)
- ^ Gardens of the City of London
- ^ Genealogical Web-Site
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