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Sketch of St Anne's Church, Soho by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. St Anne's Church serves in the Church of England the Soho section of London.It was consecrated on 21 March 1686 by Bishop Henry Compton as the parish church of the new civil and ecclesiastical parish of St Anne Within the Liberty of Westminster, created from part of the parish of St Martin in the Fields.
The creation of the new parish followed the building of the St Anne's Church, Soho and required an act of parliament, which received royal assent on 15 July 1678. A further act of parliament was required to finance and build the church, and a commission of local inhabitants was created for this purpose.
St Anne's Churchyard, also known as St Anne's Gardens, is a public park on Wardour Street in Soho, London. Formerly the churchyard of St Anne's, Soho, it was closed to burials in 1853 by Act of Parliament. It is believed that up to 60,000 bodies remain buried there. This explains why the ground is so high above the entrance on Wardour Street. [1]
Croft was born at the Manor House, Nether Ettington, Warwickshire.He was educated at the Chapel Royal under the instruction of John Blow, and remained there until 1698.Two years after this departure, he became organist of St. Anne's Church, Soho and he became an organist and 'Gentleman extraordinary' at the Chapel Royal. [1]
Nearly five years after the diocese closed crumbling St. Anne’s Church, a group dedicated to saving the historic building has begun roof repairs.
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In a photo taken on Feb, 4, 2015, Fall River's Catholic school students and staff fill every pew in the soaring sanctuary of St. Anne's Church during a Mass celebrated in honor of Catholic Schools ...
Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho in the West End of London, named after Henry Compton who raised funds for St Anne's Church in 1686. The area, particularly this street, became home to French Protestant refugees in 1681.