Stepney St Dunstan's Church
Burgums lived here, or nearby.
STEPNEY ST DUNSTANS CHURCH stands on a site used for worship for over one thousand years! It stands in Stepney High Street, East London. A wooden church stood here before a stone building was built on this site in 952 AD. It was dedicated to All Saints until, in 1029, Dunstan was canonised and the church was rededicated to St Dunstan and All Saints.
The present building (the third) on the site was constructed using Kentish ragstone in the 1400's, although the chancel dates from the 1200's. A porch was added in 1872, as was a octangonal parish room.
The church benefitted from an extensive renovation in 1899, costing £5,600. Unfortunately the vestries parts of the main building were destroyed by a fire in 1901, but a restoration took place in 1902 costing £7,084.
The churchyard covers almost seven acres. The churchyard had been enlarged due to the Great Plague of London of 1665 and 1666. The Great Plague killed approximately 100,000 people, about one quarter of London population in just 18 months. 154 people were buried during one day in September 1665!
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The list below shows the burials that took place at Heaton Norris Church.
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| John Burgum |
22 Mar 1842 |
Stepney St Dunstan |
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