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 ...
Both the views depicted on the plaque are "protected". Referring to the view of the river, Country Life explains that "... the 1902 Rich...
Since the plaque is unchanged we thought that, rather than show a second photo of the same plaque, it would be more interesting to show h...
Our photo was taken in 2014 when 'Boris' was of course the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Our thanks once again to David Hopkins for his generosity with his Latin knowledge.
These two plaques tell a complex story which we only fully understood once we found this UCL paper. Erskine Clarke, vicar of St Mary's C...
The BMA courtyard is not accessible to the public but one can see the fountain, the memorial gates and the clock by peering through the f...
Furniture designer. Born Stockton-on-Tees, co. Durham. Moved to London in 1790 and published furniture design books. Returned to co. Durham in 1799 and became a Baptist minister. His second peri...
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