Lord Mayor in 1920-1.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Alderman J. Roll, Lord Mayor
Creations i
Smithfield war memorial
This memorial was first installed in 1921 for WW1. In 2005 it was refurbished...
Other Subjects
Sydney Harold Gillett
Sydney Harold Gillett, MC, Alderman, and Sheriff in the City of London in 1952. And Lord Mayor of London in 1958. Awarded the MC in 1916 and knighted in 1953.
Sir John Lyon
Sir John Lyon was a wealthy City merchant and a grocer, and Lord Mayor of London 1554-5. He was first cousin to John Lyon who founded The John Lyon School.
Patience Ward
Merchant and early Whig politician. He was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1680. Named Patience by a father disappointed that he was not a girl (now, that's unusual). From Wikipedia: "The extreme...
Sir George Waterman
Lord Mayor of London 1671-2. Son of a Southwark vintner. A wholesale ironmonger. The picture source has some information about him and his family. Involved in the slave trade.
Henry Wallis
Mayor of London in 1282. Wikipedia gives "Henry le Waleys" as the name and says that he built the nave of the church of Grayfriars. Alchemipedia has a whole page about him.
Previously viewed
Sir Henry Cooper - SE1
SE1, Old Kent Road, 322, Thomas a Becket Public House
Sir Henry unveiled his own plaque.
Queen Victoria - Woolwich TH
SE18, Wellington Street, Greenwich Town Hall
This is a marble copy of the bronze statue in Chester. "R & I" was a suffix that Victoria used after being proclaimed Empress of Ind...
James Savage
Born Hoxton. Had his office and home at 31 Essex Street at the time of the 1851 census. Died at home at North Place, Hampstead Road, St Pancras.
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them