Erection date: /4/1941
L. & Co
1726
EC1, Saffron Hill, 32-38
We discovered early in our researches that these were the premises of Longman's ship binding works. We then tried and failed to learn the purpose of this strange activity "ship binding". Only when we researched Longmans did we understand. Capitalisation and vocal stress can convey very important information.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Longman's Ship Binding Works
Thomas Longman (1699-1755) through an inheritance acquired a publishing house...
John Ortelli Founded 1884 Rebuilt 1898 This hospital.
The Croydon Guardian tells about this building being home to the 144-year old family furniture business House of Reeves. Both these plaqu...
The portrait medallions are on the right hand flank wall, on Cumberlow Avenue. Reading left to right: W. F. R. Stanley; Mrs W. F. Stanley...
The library, by E. Vincent Harris and opened in 1960, is the building to the south, the left of our picture. The Library Time Machine mus...
From Morden: "1824. Needful to enlarge the school, .. to ask Mr, Rice if he would sell adjoining cottage.. He declined to sell. Two new S...
