Scrap metal dealers in Greenwich, founded by Charles Robinson. In 1953 leased the land that became Anchor Iron & Crowley's Wharf, and moved there. The principal cargoes were scrap iron, lead ingots, metal and glass.
Ballast Quay has photographs of the business.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
C. A. Robinson & Co
{On the base of the monument:} Anchor Iron Wharf In 964 King Edgar granted th...
C. A. Robinson & Co. This stone was laid by C. A. Robinson Esq. A. C. Rob...
It's rare for a plaque to specify the time at which it was unveiled - we coun...
Businessman. Born Jacob Edward Kohen in Whitechapel. He worked as an apprentice tailor to his father, but after WW1 he became a market stall holder in Hackney. In 1924 he created the Tesco brand us...
The bank's origins go back to the goldsmith bankers John Freame and Thomas Gould. James Barclay joined the business in 1736. After various name permutations, it became Barclay and Co. in 1896. As o...
Sir Clarendon Hyde, the deputy chairman of the Metropolitan Railway Company in 1920.
Founded Foyles Bookshop in 1903. Born Shoreditch, the 7th child of a 7th child of a 7th child. William and brother Gilbert opened their first bookshop in Islington, moved to Peckham and then Ceci...
Cornhill was apparently the only market allowed to be held after noon in the 14th century. Stow reports Cornhill holding a corn-market (not surprisingly) but also old clothes being sold there.
