Person    | Male  Born 4/10/1827  Died 2/3/1907

Sir Frederick Wigan

Categories: Commerce

Merchant based in Southwark. First treasurer of Southwark Cathedral. He had homes at Clare Lawn, Mortlake, and at Purland Chase in Ross, Herefordshire.

This image shows Wigan's memorial in that cathedral.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Sir Frederick Wigan

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Southwark Cathedral - Shakespeare memorial

Carved into the panel behind the figure are images of the original Globe Thea...

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Marshall Amplification

Marshall Amplification

A company that specialises in the design and manufacture of  music amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Founded by Jim Marshall, and now based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. See Jim Marshall for how the ...

Group, Commerce, Engineering, Music / songs

2 memorials
Grice's Granary

Grice's Granary

A Grade II listed building, built around 1780 and extended during the following two centuries. It contains some 200-year-old beams which were originally parts of ships. The building now houses Sand...

Building, Commerce

1 memorial
Jonathan’s Coffee House

Jonathan’s Coffee House

Founded by Jonathan Miles in Exchange Alley around 1680. In 1698 John Castaing posted a list of prices for stocks and commodities. And so traders who were expelled from the Royal Exchange used Jona...

Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink

1 memorial
East Street Market

East Street Market

There has been street trading in this area since the sixteenth century. The current market specialises in African and Caribbean fruit and vegetables and household goods. East Street was, possibly, ...

Place, Commerce

1 memorial