Our picture source, HSomerville provides a thorough history of this area and says "St Saviour's Dock was created in the 13th century by the Cluniac monks of Bermondsey Abbey."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Saviour’s Dock
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St Saviour’s Dock
St Saviour’s Dock In the 18th century the Thames was so busy that cargoes we...
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Mercers' Company
Records go back to 1348. From the Guild‘s website: "In its widest sense mercery could describe all merchandise, although in London the term evolved to mean the trade specifically in luxury fabrics,...
J. D. Wetherspoon
Chain of bars, public houses and hotels founded by Tim Martin.
route to market via Hackney
The route to Bishopsgate can still be seen clearly on a current map, wending its way fairly directly via roads and footpaths from Mare Street Narrowway down to Virginia Road which, prior redevelopm...
Frederick Horniman
Tea merchant, benefactor and politician. Born Frederick John Horniman at Bridgwater, Somerset. He inherited his father's tea business, which by 1891 was described as the biggest tea firm in the wor...
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Courage Brewery
Started by John Courage in Horselydown Lane. Ran the Anchor Brewery in Park Street 1955-86.