A London merchant and alderman. Brother and heir to William. Made provison for the support and maintenance of the 'poor widows' for whom William had provided the almshouse. We'd guess that Henry died in or shortly before 1689, the year his son, also Henry, erected the plaque.
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Henry Spurstowe
Commemorated ati
Spurstowe Almshouses
From the dates, this plaque was erected first in 1689 on the original 1666 al...
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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1st Baronet)
MP, brewer, slave abolitionist and social reformer. Born Essex. Entered the Brick Lane brewery Truman, Hanbury & Company in 1808, eventually taking on sole ownership. 1807 married Hannah Gurney...
3 memorials
Benjamin Creswick
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1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
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