A drinking fountain was erected in Aldersgate Street in 1878 in memory of Robert Besley. It was removed 1934.
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Besley drinking fountain
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Besley drinking fountain removed
This plaque surely should have been designed with the Clarendon typeface, jus...
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Salt Office
British History Online explains "The salt tax, which was unknown in England until 1694, was enforced during the greater part of the eighteenth century. The tax was repealed in 1730, but was reimpos...
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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...
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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...
1 memorial
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J. D. Wetherspoon
Chain of bars, public houses and hotels founded by Tim Martin.
2 memorials
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Francis Bourgeois
Artist. Born Peter Francis Lewis Bourgeois in London. He became an art dealer and collector in association with Margaret and Noel Desenfans, and with them founded the Dulwich Picture Gallery. In 17...
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St Olav's Church - 1977
SE16, St Olav's Square, St Olav's Church
St Olav's Church was designed by John Love Seaton Dahl. Crown Prince Olav was present at the laying of the foundation stone, 1926, and th...
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Patricia Penn (Penny)
Patricia Rosemary Anderton Penn was born on 13 November 1914 in Battersea, the third daughter of William Arthur Penn (1876-1945) and Jane Winifred Penn née Hartley (1875-1923). Her father had been ...
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Great Storm of 1987
In the early hours of Friday 16 October 1987 a great storm struck South East England. In four violent hours London lost 250,000 trees. Its skyline changed for ever. 22 people were killed in Englan...
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