St. Alfege Park and Church, Greenwich, England, UK
St. Alfege Park and Church, Greenwich, England, UK St. Alfege's Church when I visited last fall was unfortunately, both closed, and under construction. Therefore many of my pictures here are of the Cemetery associated with it, or "Park," as it functions as now. St. Alfege was named for the Archbishop of Canterbury who was martyred or murdered by the Danes at this location in 1012. The church is where King Henry VIII, was said to be baptized. The Church Website has a very illustrative and informative history webpage that is worth a visit. The current church re-built in 1711 suffered damage during a bombing in 1941 (WWII), and the rebuilding largely occurred in 1946. I'm also including the Wikipedia link here because it has quite a bit of history as well, however, I'll note a couple of the dates seem to deviate marginally from those on the church's webpage. Of note, Wikipedia mentions that General James Wolfe, who died in a victorious battle at t...