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Alfred Purssell

Alfred Purssell

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.

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Alfred Purssell

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Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening

In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...

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Abraham Davis

Abraham Davis

Alderman (of St Pancras Borough Council), property developer and pioneer of flats for ladies. A son of Polish immigrants, he and his 5 brothers prospered in property development, initially in East...

Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
William Lambard

William Lambard

Antiquarian, lawyer, politician and writer. His name was also spelt Lambarde. Born London, he studied law at Lincoln's Inn, wrote the 'Perambulation of Kent', (the first English county history) and...

Person, History, Law, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Councillor T. G. Gibbings

Councillor T. G. Gibbings

Mayor of Southwark Council in 1936.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Joseph Sebag Montefiore

Joseph Sebag Montefiore

Banker, stockbroker and politician. Born and died in London. Son of Solomon Sebag and his wife Sarah Montefiore. In 1885 his surname was supplemented with royal permission with that of his mother's...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Alfred James Newton

Sir Alfred James Newton

Lord Mayor of the City of London 1899-1900 and in that role instrumental in the creation of The City of London Imperial Volunteers who fought in the South African War.  Alderman on the Bridge House...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

3 memorials

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Laurence Binyon

Laurence Binyon

Poet.  Born Lancaster.  Worked at the British Museum and become expert in Chinese and Japanese art.  Wrote 'For the Fallen' in 1914.  Red Cross volunteer at the Western Front in WW1.  Died in a nur...

Person, Poetry

13 memorials
Royal Army Medical Corps - London Units

Royal Army Medical Corps - London Units

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial
L. H. Townsend
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Teresa Billington-Greig

Teresa Billington-Greig

School teacher and one of the first paid members of the Women's Social and Political Union. She left  the WSPU - as she considered the leadership too autocratic, and helped create the Women's Freed...

Person, Gender Issues

1 memorial
Day nursery, Pond Street

Day nursery, Pond Street

2012 and we are delighted to report that this building is still a day nursery: the "Royal Free Hospital Staff Day Nursery".

Building, Children

1 memorial