Place To 1966

Pelham / Hobson's Place

Categories: Property

Our map of 1837 shows a street called Pelham Street. Possibly this became Pelham Place and then Hobson's Place before being built over by the Greater London Council in 1966.

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Pelham / Hobson's Place

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Hobsons Place / Pelham Place

Hobsons Place This block was built in 1966 by the Greater London Council and ...

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Wimbledon landowner and important member of local society. In 1854, Devas and two friends, Holroyd and Oliphant, founded Wimbledon Cricket Club and Devas became its first president. Lived in Mount ...

Person, Benefactor, Property, Sport / Games

1 memorial

Pageants Wharf fire station

In its time, it was one of the busiest fire stations in London. Fires frequently broke out in the nearby wharves, and during the Blitz, the station attended many fires following bomb attacks. It ha...

Building, Emergency Services, Property

1 memorial

Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Landowner. Maternal grandfather Queen Elizabeth II. Born Lowndes Square. Married Nina Cecilie Cavendish-Bentinck. Their ninth child became the Queen Mother. Died Glamis, Scotland.

Person, Property, Royalty, Scotland

1 memorial

St Pancras Housing Society

Responsible for, among others, the 1927 Garden Estate in Somers Town. A pamphlet, 'Forever Building;A Short History of the St. Pancras Housing Society 1924-1954' was published in 1955.

Group, Property, Social Welfare

1 memorial

Hyde Park Estate

We don't know for sure that the HPEA is the "Hyde Park Estate" that erected the Dearmer plaque but it's the best candidate that we could find.

Group, Community / Clubs, Property

1 memorial

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George M. Hammer and Co. Ltd.

Firm of furniture makers, such as school desks and park benches. From London Fine: "Operating in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Hammer were an old English furnisher, in their words; 'Manufactur...

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design

1 memorial

Yoko Ono

Avant-garde artist, misician, peace activist, feminist. Born Japan. Met John Lennon when he visited a preview of her exhibition at the Indica Gallery at 6 Masons Yard, on 9 November 9, 1966.

Person, Art, Music / songs

1 memorial