Lydia Rogers
Found guilty of allowing the devil to draw blood from her hand to form an evil pact. Confessed her crimes to a minister. 1658
Site of witchcraft
The London Dungeon
We are not aware of any evidence connecting Rogers with this particular site in Wapping.
E1, Watts Street, 14, Turner's Old Star Public House
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Lydia Rogers
Supposed witch. The wife of carpenter John Rogers, she belonged to a radical ...
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Lydia Rogers
Tourist attraction. It portrays various gory and macabre historical events, u...
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Lydia Rogers
Joseph Turner 1775 - 1851 Brought up in London, Turner was always fascinated ...
Greater London Council 'Father' Henry Willis, 1821 - 1901, organ builder, lived here.
Kingsley Hall, built in 1927, was designed by Charles Cowles-Voysey (1889 – 1981), son of C. F. A. Voysey.
June 2016: We were astonished to see that not only had this plaque gone but the entire run of buildings has evaporated into thin air. The...
The history of this building, "the former Hotel Cecil" is covered by Victor Keegan.
Possibly the loveliest plaque in London, though it has strong competition from Sir Edward Elgar and Sophie Fedorovitch.
