St. Benet Sherehog Churchyard Act 1961

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1961 c. xxiii
Year1961
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Saint Benet Sherehog Churchyard
Ch. xxiii
Act, 1961
CHAPTER xxiii
An Act to authorise the sale of the churchyard
appurtenant to the former church of Saint Benet
Sherehog in the city of London, to authorise the
erection of buildings thereon; and for other purposes.
[19th July, 1961.]
W
HEREAS the ancient church of Saint Benet Sherehog in
the city of London (hereinafter called " the church ") was
destroyed in the Great Fire of London in the year
sixteen hundred and sixty-six and was not rebuilt:
And whereas by virtue of a reorganisation scheme for the city
of London made under the Reorganisation Areas Measure, 1944,
and coming into force on the second day of February, nineteen
hundred and fifty-four the former parish of Saint Benet
Sherehog now forms part of the parish of Saint Stephen
Walbrook and Saint Swithun London Stone, with Saint Benet
Sherehog and Saint Mary Bothaw with Saint Laurence, Pountney,
and the freehold of the churchyard appurtenant to the church
is now vested in the incumbent of the benefice of Saint Stephen
Walbrook and Saint Swithun London Stone with Saint Benet
Sherehog and Saint Mary Bothaw with Saint Laurence, Pountney
and the present incumbent thereof is the Reverend Edward Chad
Varah:
And whereas burials in the said churchyard were discontinued
by
an Order in Council of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria dated
the eighth day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-three:
And whereas it is expedient that the said churchyard should be
sold and that the purchaser thereof should be enabled to develop
toe same;
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