Born London, as Arthur Joseph Davis. In collaboration with Charles Mewes, he designed the Ritz Hotel, the Royal Automobile Club (Pall Mall), the interior of the Carlton Hotel (lost), the old Morning Post offices (No 1 Aldwych, occupying the block: Aldwych, Wellington Street, Exeter Street) and the this little gem, St Sarkis church in Kensington.
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Charles Jones
Architect, engineer and surveyor. Born in Beccles, Suffolk. His works include two Ealing Town Halls: the current one and the previous one, now (2024) NatWest bank at 1a The Mall, Ealing, and severa...
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Henry T. Hare
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Nicholas Barbon
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Dave Clark
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William Thomas
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Lance Corporal Frederick Holmes
Lance Corporal Frederick Holmes, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 26th August 1914. Born 23 Abbey Street. Served in the Army for seven years from 1907. Two weeks after ending his service i...
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Grenfell fire
Just before 1am a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats. This social housing block was on the north-east edge of the largely wealthy W11 post code, just south of Silchester ...
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