Group    From 31/3/1909 

Port of London Authority

Categories: Commerce

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Port of London Authority

Creations i

King George V Silver Jubilee

The shield (showing the Port of London seal) above the text is surmounted by ...

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Teddington Lock - 1858

We found the punctuation on this plaque so peculiar we have transcribed it ex...

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Virginia Settlers Memorial

This voyage took place 16 years before the Mayflower. The memorial has a his...

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Other Subjects

Sinclair Beecham

Sinclair Beecham

Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Julian Metcalfe, who he met at the Polytechnic of Central London.

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
Sir Francis Crossley

Sir Francis Crossley

Carpet manufacturer, politician and philanthropist. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire. He worked at his father's massive carpet factory before entering parliament in 1852. He erected twenty-one almshouses...

Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
General Letter Office

General Letter Office

We did not find the website of The British Postal Museum & Archive terribly helpful whereas The Wargrave Local History Society is far more informative and with reference to the GLO says: "Char...

Building, Commerce

1 memorial
Edwin Waterhouse

Edwin Waterhouse

Accountant. Born Liverpool to wealthy Quaker parents, brother to Alfred Waterhouse. With Samuel Lowell Price and William Hopkins Holyland he founded the accountancy firm, Price Waterhouse. Preside...

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
The Brill

The Brill

In the 19th century there was an extensive general market for butchers' meat and provisions, in a part of Somers Town, called the Brill. It was described as an "imposing palace of gin and bitters...

Place, Commerce

1 memorial