Holy Trinity, Minories

Holy Trinity, Minories

Holy Trinity Minories was a church within the boundaries of the City of London until the very last years of its existence when the land immediately surrounding the Tower of London was annexed to the newly formed Borough of Tower Hamlets. Also known as St Clare without Aldgate ["A Dictionary of London" Harben,H: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1918] it was founded in 1293 [ [http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/parish/tower.htm East of London FHS] ] and escaped the Great Fire of London [ [http://london.lovesguide.com/holytrinity_minories.htm Church bells web site] ] . In 1899 the parish was closed under the provisions of the Union of Benefices Act 1860 [The Times, Tuesday, Jun 20, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35860; col A "Ecclesiastical Intelligence Ancient church closes"] and later demolished. Partial records exist at IGI [ [http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/city-ch.html Genealogical Web-Site] ] .

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