Founded in Hatton Garden in May 1848 as The Prudential, Investment, Loan, and Assurance Association. The army of premium collection agents was for many years identified with the Prudential as the "Man from the Pru". It moved to its traditional home at Holborn Bars in 1879.
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Prudential Assurance
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Prudential Assurance war memorial WW1
Four standing girls adorn the corners of the plinth. At their feet are cornuc...
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George Down
Private George Arthur Down was born on 8 June 1884 in Putney. He was the eldest of the six children of William Down (1859-1943) and Emily Elizabeth Down née Hunter (1859-1947). His father was a boo...
Edward Charles Grenfell
1st Baron St Just. At Harrow, West Acre House, 1884-8. Banker and politician. Governor of Harrow School 1922-41. Director of the Bank of England 1905-40.
Cadby Hall
In 1894 J. Lyons & Co. acquired Cadby Hall, an old piano workshop, which they turned into their factory producing standardised, consistent products for their restaurants. From our picture sour...
Pimlico District Heating Undertaking
The first district heating system built in the UK, with the UK's largest thermal store, the accumulator. It supplies heat to 3,256 homes, 50 business premises and three schools. Owned and managed b...
Peter the Great Company of St Petersburg
We can find nothing about this but guess it is some offshoot of the Russian embassy.
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Corporation of the City of London
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...
London Docklands Development Corporation
We did not initially recognise this logo, on at least 8 plaques in the Surrey Docks area, and maybe others elsewhere. We tried Google's image search and the results made us laugh; being an array of...
Donald W. Insall Associates
A firm of chartered architects, historic building and planning consultants. Donald Insall was knighted in 2010.
Hampstead Garden Suburb
Henrietta Barnett formed a board of trustees to build this urban utopia following strict social principles: all classes accommodated, places of education provided, places for the handicapped and el...
Staff Corporal (SQMC) Roy John Bright
Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this soldier: Squadron Quartermaster Corporal. Born Braintree, Essex, the son of Edward George Bright and Phyliss Ruby Bright, née Layzell. He m...
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