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...
In this building Robert Sadler opened a pub and leisure gardens. In 1853, using the land behind the pub, he opened the Copenhagen Running Grounds. "The ground eventually closed in 1864 following c...
Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Property
We did not find the website of The British Postal Museum & Archive terribly helpful whereas The Wargrave Local History Society is far more informative and with reference to the GLO says: "Char...
From the research published by the Seven Dials Trust: "Zaehnsdorfs was founded in London in 1841 by Joseh Zaehnsdorf. In 1862 he received an honourable mention at the London International Exhibitio...
Many of the Huguenots that arrived here in the 16th and 17th centuries were skilled silk weavers and set up looms in their homes in Spitalfields. The Spitalfields textile trade thrived until the mi...
Chairman of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society in 1900.
Their address is: New Inn Broadway London EC2A 3PR. From their website: "In 2008, a team of archaeologists from MOLA discovered the remains of The Theatre, one of London’s earliest playhouses, bur...
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