Group    From 1895 

British Empire League

Formed in London with the purpose of promoting trade, communication, defence, etc. between the UK and the various colonies and India. We can find little information about the BEL; it may even still exist.

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British Empire League

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Captain James Cook statue

The original inscription stopped after "New Zealand." In 1928 the British Em...

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The King's Road

The King's Road

It derives its name from the fact that It was King Charles II’s private road to Kew and wasn’t opened to the general public until 1830. Mary Quant opened her shop ‘Bazaar’ here in 1955. Along with ...

Place, Commerce, Craft / Design, Royalty, Transport

1 memorial
Frederick George Lucas

Frederick George Lucas

Chairman and managing director of the Brilliant Sign Company. He purchased the company in 1902 and served as chairman for more than fifty years.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Joseph Cayetano de Genernales

Joseph Cayetano de Genernales

Spanish merchant, husband of Elizabeth.

Person, Commerce, Spain

1 memorial

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Sycamore Laundry

Sycamore Laundry

It began as a business run by a Mrs. Buckland, who was said to have collected laundry in a barrow and washed and ironed it at home. In l880, Alexander Leman, married Mrs Buckland's daughter, and he...

Place, Commerce

1 memorial
London Bridge City

London Bridge City

We'd never heard of this but apparently it is a "prestigious estate" of over 93,000 sq m of office, retail, leisure and residential accommodation, including No 1 London Bridge, Hay’s Galleria Londo...

Group, Property

2 memorials