Subject Types

Hampstead General Hospital

Founded in South Hill Park Road by Dr William Heath Strange.  Expanded into neighbouring houses and then in 1905 moved into a new building on the site of what is now (2014) the Heath Strange Garden...

Group, Medicine

British Engineerium Trust

Group, Engineering, History

Longman's Ship Binding Works

Thomas Longman (1699-1755) through an inheritance acquired a publishing house, The Ship, in Paternoster Row (the street of book publishers) and shortly after, The Black Swan, next door. Daniel Defo...

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design

freemasons of the Eastern District of London

"a few freemasons of the Eastern District of London" in 1911.

Group, Benefactor, Politics & Administration

Southern Syncopated Orchestra

Jazz band. Founded by Will Marion Cook, the all-black band included performers from many areas including the U.S.A., the Caribbean and Ghana. They became extremely popular throughout Europe and per...

Group, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands, Ghana, USA

Avrasons

Estate agents.

Group, Commerce

Mrs Catherine Smithies' family and friends

Group, Benefactor, Friend / family

6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards

The 6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards, was raised in 1941 in Caterham, Surrey. In June 1942 it set sail from Liverpool to Syria where it became part of 201st Guards Brigade. It had to guard the borde...

Group, Armed Forces, Africa, Italy, Syria

Cox & Sons

Art founders.

Group, Craft / Design

Croydon South Rotary Club

Rotary clubs were founded to encourage fellowship amongst members of local business communities.

Group, Community / Clubs