Portal:London/Did you know/06 2009

Did you know...
 * ... that St Paul's, Covent Garden is known as the "Actor's Church" and contains monuments to such names as Charlie Chaplin and Vivien Leigh?
 * ... that All Saint's, Haggerston is the setting for an annual memorial service for Joseph Grimaldi hosted by British clowns in full costume.
 * ... that St Bride's Church, just off Fleet Street has a long association with the print industry; and that vigils continue to be held there for kidnapped and detained journalists.
 * ... that visitors to St James Garlickhythe may have their credencial, or pilgrim passport, stamped with the impression of a scallop shell. Historically, the nearby quay was the departure point for English pilgrims to the cathedral of Santiago da Compostela
 * ... that St Bartholomew-the-Less is the parish church of St Bartholomew's Hospital. Uniquely, it is the only hospital that forms its own Anglican parish.


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