From Sheriff to Scandal: The remarkable life and tomb of Sir William Rawlins

In the churchyard next to Liverpool Street station is a tomb with a design as interesting as the life of the man buried within.This is the tomb of  Sir William Rawlins, the son of a farmer who rose to Sheriff of London, but was imprisoned for fraud and yet recovered enough to leave this impressive stone edifice.
Born on 24th July 1753 in Berkshire, he moved to London at 17 to become an apprentice. He trained as a weaver, but three years later, he somehow had his apprenticeship transferred t