St John Zachary
| St John Zachary | |
|---|---|
 Current photo of site | |
 | |
| Location | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Founded | 10th century |
| Architecture | |
| Demolished | 1666 |
St John Zachary[1] (meaning "St John, son of Zechariah", 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 25 May 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 united 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]
Interment
[edit]Sir Drugo Barentyn, (died 1415), Goldsmith, one of the Sheriffs of the City of London, twice Lord Mayor of London, politician, was buried there. (N.b.: Goldsmiths' Hall).
In film
[edit]The 2011 film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, directed by David Fincher, used the churchyard as a filming location.
Notes
[edit]- ^ More photos
- ^ Gordon Huelin in his definitive “Vanished churches of the City of London” (London, Guildhall Library Publishing 1996, ISBN 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.
- ^ "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, 2004) ISBN 019861411X
- ^ "The Churches of the City of London", Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922
- ^ 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)
- ^ "The London Encyclopaedia" Hibbert, C; Weinreb, D; Keay, J: London, Pan Macmillan, 1983 (rev 1993, 2008) ISBN 978-1405049245
- ^ 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
- ^ Gardens of the City of London
- ^ "London: the City Churches” Pevsner, N; Bradley, S New Haven, Yale, 1998 ISBN 0300096550
- ^ Genealogical Website Archived 2007-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
