Portal:London/Did you know/06 2009

Did you know...

Vivien Leigh

... 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.