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Bunhill may refer to several locations in Islington, London, England: *Bunhill Fields, a former burial ground *Bunhill Row, a street running along the west side of Bunhill Fields *Bunhill, a ward in Islington South and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunhill Fields
Bunhill Fields is a former burial ground in central London, in the London Borough of Islington, just north of the City of London. What remains is about in extent and the bulk of the site is a public garden maintained by the City of London Corporation. It was first in devoted use as a burial ground from 1665 until 1854, in which period approximately 123,000 interments were estimated to have taken place. Over 2,000 monuments remain, for the most part in concentrated blocks. It was a prototype of land-use protected, nondenominational grounds, and was particularly favoured by Nonconformist (Protestantism), nonconformists who passed their final years in the region. It contains the graves of many notable people, including John Bunyan (died 1688), author of ''The Pilgrim's Progress''; Daniel Defoe (died 1731), author of ''Robinson Crusoe''; William Blake (died 1827), artist, poet, and mystic; Susanna Wesley (died 1742), known as the "Mother of Methodism" through her education of sons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunhill Row
Bunhill Row is a street located in St Luke's, London Borough of Islington, London. The street runs north–south from Old Street to Chiswell Street. On the east side are the cemetery of Bunhill Fields and the open space of the Honourable Artillery Company's Artillery Ground. Buildings * 1 Bunhill Row, is the head office of the law firm Slaughter and May. * 2 Bunhill Row, is the Moorgate campus of The University of Law. Previous occupiers include the Board of Trade in the 1950s and 1960s, the Post Office, and the Securities and Investments Board/Financial Services Authority (as it then was) in the 1990s and 2000s. It was formerly known as Gavrelle House. * 20 and 21–29 Bunhill Row, built in 1830–31 for the Honourable Artillery Company, are listed buildings. * 102 Bunhill Row, is the Artillery Arms. During the mid-1800s it was called the Blue Anchor Tavern owned by Jemmy Shaw. * 106 Bunhill Row, is the City University's Cass Business School Bayes Business School, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
