London Borough of Hackney
Lewis "Daddy" Burtt, 1860 - 1935, John Burtt, 1855 - 1925, Honorary Secretary & Superintendent, Founders of Hoxton Market Christian Mission, founded in 1886. Operating from these premises from 1915, for the benefit of local people.
N1, Hoxton Market, 13
On the pier between numbers 13 and 14: "Shaftesbury House, Hoxton Market Christian Mission".
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hoxton Market Christian Mission
Founded by John and Lewis Burtt. Described by Charles Booth as a "soup kitche...
Brother of John Burtt. They had been found on the street and were educated i...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Hoxton Market Christian Mission
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
The weather vane depicts a grid-iron, the instrument used for the torture which led to the martyrdom of St Lawrence. The shaft supportin...
Rudy Narayan, 1938 - 1998, barrister, civil rights activist, community champion and "voice for the voiceless", practised law here 1987 - ...
Canning became Foreign Secretary whilst living here. (from modern information plaque in square.)
We thank Steve Roffey for alerting us to this item at Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association 1. We thank FNA for the photos and for their ca...
The Automobile Association opened its first office in this building in the year 1905. This plaque was unveiled on the 28th June 1965 by ...
