Person    | Male  Born 1804  Died 1892

James Buckington Bevington

Categories: Commerce

James Buckington Bevington

Of Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey, a successful leather manufacturers. Father of Samuel Bourne.

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James Buckington Bevington

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Bevington fountain

Why (Oh why, oh why) do people chose dark, coloured granite for inscriptions?...

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Port of Tilbury, London

Port of Tilbury, London

As ships got bigger ports were needed further down the Thames.  In 1909 Tilbury Port became part of the Port of London Authority. Situated just upstream from Tilbury Fort.

Group, Commerce, Transport

1 memorial
W. Bailey Ltd

W. Bailey Ltd

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
J. P. Knight Group Ltd

J. P. Knight Group Ltd

Founded by the son of J. P. Knight.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Samuel Bourne Bevington

Samuel Bourne Bevington

VD, JP.  Son of James Bevington.   A member of the Bermondsey leather manufacturing dynasty and a philanthropist. Colonel commanding 3rd Volunteer Battalion The Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment 18...

Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
J. Lyons & Co.

J. Lyons & Co.

2019: We read the splendid Legacy by Thomas Harding published by Heinemann, a history of the family that built the J. Lyons empire. Below are our notes from that reading (augmented by the Oxford Ho...

Building, Commerce, Food & Drink

4 memorials

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Sculpture Castings Ltd

Sculpture Castings Ltd

From their website: "Sculpture Castings is a leading fine art foundry based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Offering the complete foundry service and using a range of traditional skills..." Oddly the Ar...

Group, Craft / Design, Sculpture

1 memorial
G. L. Hood

G. L. Hood

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
John Lyon School

John Lyon School

Independent boys' school in Harrow. John Lyon (1514-92) was a significant landowner, who by 1564 had the largest land-rental income in Harrow. He  founded Harrow School, The John Lyon School, and ...

Place, Education

1 memorial
Band of Mercy

Band of Mercy

Locally led organisations aimed at teaching young people about kindness to animals. They also worked to prevent cruelty to animals. Founded by Catherine Smithies as a furtherance of the temperance ...

Group, Community / Clubs, Animals

1 memorial