Let the stones speak, the spire and crypt inspire
A history of St Mary's church, Islington
S Allen Chambers Jr
Islington, June 2004
INTRODUCTION
TIME OUT OF MIND
WITHOUT THE WALLS, FREEDOM, OR LIBERTY OF LONDON
YOU TAKE THE HIGH ROAD, AND I'LL TAKE ESSEX ROAD
A SPACIOUS BUT LOW STRUCTURE
SO OLD AND DECAYING A STRUCTURE
THE STONES BEGIN TO SPEAK
A THOUSAND MASSES...FOR MY SOUL: RICHARD CLOUDESLEY
NORISHED WTH HER MILK: KATHERINE BROOK
DUELISTS BURIED IN ONE TOMB: WHARTON and STEWARD
AN ARROW SHOT AT RANDOM: DAME ALICE OWEN
POORE DISTRESSED CITIZENS OF LONDON: PLAGUE AND FIRE
THOSE GENTLEMEN SHALL NOT OFFICIATE: THE WESLEYS AND WHITEFIELD
FIFTY NEW CITY CHURCHES
VERY DANGEROUS TO THE INHABITANTS: THE OLD CHURCH IN DECLINE
REPAIRABLE OR NOT: COMMITTEE AFTER COMMITTEE
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
THE FIRST STONE THEREOF
LAUNCELOT DOWBIGGIN: Citizen and Joyner
SUFFICIENT ORNAMENT TO THE TOWN: Following SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN
A LIGHT AND HANDSOME EDIFICE
SPIRES THAT INSPIRE
TIME MARCHES ON (OR STANDS STILL): ST MARY'S CLOCK
THE BELLS OF ST MARY'S
AN ELEGANT PLAINNESS: JOHN NELSON'S DESCRIPTION
A VERY HANDSOME AND GOOD TONED ORGAN
CONFORMING TO AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT: THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS
TWO ON THE AISLE
THE PULPIT: FRONT AND CENTRE
SERMONS NOT SO GREAT AND NOBLE
DR. JOHNSON'S OTHER BOSWELL: DR. GEORGE STRAHAN
WELL DONE, THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT: The Rev. Philip Quaque
MR. BIRCH'S WICKER BASKET
PRESENTS FROM DIFFERENT GENTLEMEN (AND A LADY)
SOME DEFECT IN THE ROOF: 1818 REPAIRS
GRAVE MATTERS: ST MARY'S CHURCH GARDENS
THE VINDICTIVE SPIRIT OF A REBELLION: Mrs. MARY BELL
OF CABBAGES AND COOKE: THOMAS COOKE
THE RESUSCITATION OF PERSONS APPARENTLY DEAD: WILLIAM HAWES
UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED AND VENERATED: JOHN NICHOLS
CHURCH COTTAGE: FROM SOUP TO NUTS
SONS AND DAUGHTERS: ST MARY MAGDALEN, ST JOHN'S, ST PAUL'S, and HOLY TRINITY
POWER ENOUGH FOR ISLINGTON AND CALCUTTA: DANIEL WILSON, SR.
IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS: DANIEL WILSON, JR.
IT PLEASED THE LORD: Samuel Ajayi Crowther
A GENUINE, HARD WORKING MAN: WILLIAM BARLOW
INTO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION or A CORNERSTONE IN THIN AIR
THOUGH THE EARTH BE MOVED
THE MARRIAGE OF TWO MINDS: SEELY AND PAGET
THE CATHEDRAL OF EVANGELICALISM
HOW MANY BRICKS WILL YOU BUY?
MORE LOVELY THAN WE EVER IMAGINED
SATISFIED CLIENTS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD: N. P. Mander, Ltd.
THE WINGS OF THE DOVES
RIGHT CHURCH, RIGHT PEW or RED SHIRTS, WHITE KNICKS
FROM CURATE TO CANTERBURY: GEORGE CAREY
INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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