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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
20th March 1920 1st flight from London to South Africa lands (1 months)
20th March 1906 George B Shaws Captain Brassbound's Conversion, premieres in London
20th March 1727 Issac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, died in London aged 84.
20th March 1616 Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana
London's oldest parish church
London's oldest parish church is St Bartholomew's.
Location: West Smithfield, London
Description: St Bartholomew-the-Great, is the only surviving part of a Norman priory and London's oldest parish church.
The priory was established in 1123 by a monk named Rahere, who is buried in the church. Rahere was a court jester to Henry I, and on a pilgrimage to Rome Rahere almost died of malaria and was so grateful for his recovery that he vowed to build a hospital on his return to England. He is reputed to haunt the altar periodically.
In a dream he was saved from a winged monster by St Bartholomew and when he arrived back in England Rahere founded not only a hospital but also a priory and church dedicated to St Bartholomew.
St Bartholomew's Hospital ('Barts'), which has also survived, is London's oldest and best-loved hospital.
In 1725 Benjamin Franklin, the US statesman, served a year as a journeyman printer in the Lady Chapel.
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