Born Ireland. Brother to William. Emigrated to Australia, arriving in 1842. A devout Methodist he created a business exporting gold from Australia and became a successful colonial businessman in Britain and Australia. In 1863 he moved to London where he ran the London business and entered British politics. He lived at Raleigh Hall, Brixton and died at Sydenham.
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Alexander McArthur
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Leysian Mission - McArthur
{Either side of a cartouche/shield:} Mission founded 1887 Buildings erected 1...
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Queen's Head Inn, Southwark
Coaching Inn. It's origin is uncertain, but in the 15th century it was owned by the Poynings family and was known as the Crossed Keys or Crowned Keys. It may have been renamed in honour of Queen El...
Baron Herman de Stern
Born Frankfurt, moved to London by the 1840s where he joined his brother David. There were other brothers in Paris and Berlin so their banking business covered Europe and was extremely successful. ...
Freemasons' Tavern
The first, 1775, building (in the picture) was replaced by a four storey building in 1803. It was rebuilt again in 1864 by the Freemasons who, in 1909, renovated it and changed its name to the Conn...
Lyons first teashop
See Joseph Lyons and J. Lyons & Co. The photo is probably c.1930/40s.
Downs Hotel
The Pickwick Bicycle Club was founded here on 22 June 1870. At that first meeting, it was decided that the Downs Hotel should be the general rendezvous for bi-weekly excursions on Wednesdays and Sa...
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F. D. Askey
Hornsey Town Clerk in 1907. From British History Online: "During the 1880s F. D. Askey, founder of Hornsey radical association and town clerk 1890-1924, repeatedly attacked the board {the Council} ...
Henry Shrubsole
KT1, Kingston Market Place
The King James Bible, Mark XV 43, describes Joseph of Arimathea as "an honourable counsellor". There must be a reason why a royal agreed ...
E. J. Titcomb
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
Virtues - Anrep
WC2, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery - Staircase Hall - North Vestibule
Carved at the top of the gravestone is a portrait of Anrep himself. The image below, on the left shows a few mosaic tesserae and the spec...
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