St Nicholas Shambles
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St Nicholas Shambles was a mediaeval church in the City of London
. It was on the corner of Butcher Hall Lane (now King Edward St) and Newgate St. The site was extensively excavated in the 1970s in preparation for the GPO headquarters, now the BT Centre, the headquarters of BT Group
.
First mentioned as St. Nicholas de Westrnacekaria , in 1253 Walter de Cantilupe
, Bishop of Worcester
granted indulgences to its parishioners. It took its name from the Shambles, the butchers area in the west of Newgate St.
At the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries
it was demolished and the parish united in 1547 with St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
. In 1975 the site was excavated and many significant finds were made
City of London
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. It was on the corner of Butcher Hall Lane (now King Edward St) and Newgate St. The site was extensively excavated in the 1970s in preparation for the GPO headquarters, now the BT Centre, the headquarters of BT Group
BT Group
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.
First mentioned as St. Nicholas de Westrnacekaria , in 1253 Walter de Cantilupe
Walter de Cantilupe
Walter de Cantilupe was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.-Life:He came of a family which had risen by devoted service to the crown...
, Bishop of Worcester
Bishop of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
granted indulgences to its parishioners. It took its name from the Shambles, the butchers area in the west of Newgate St.
At the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
it was demolished and the parish united in 1547 with St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, also known as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre , is an Anglican church in the City of London. It is located on Holborn Viaduct, almost opposite the Old Bailey...
. In 1975 the site was excavated and many significant finds were made