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Cannon in Gunpowder Square

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Cannon in Gunpowder Square

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Cannon

{On plaque attached to one side of cannon:} Opened on 29th November 1989 by ...

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Burnham Beeches

Burnham Beeches

A 1.44 square mile biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire. The southern half is owned by the Corporation of London and is open to the public. Its area is slightly larger ...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

The Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR) ran from CC to Golders Green and also to (what is now known as) Archway. In 1912 it was extended south to Embankment.  Then in the ea...

Place, Transport

4 memorials
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
St Anne's Court

St Anne's Court

Haven for political refugees from France and Switzerland and, in modern times, from Eastern Europe.

Place, Social Welfare, France, Switzerland

1 memorial
Jamrach's Emporium

Jamrach's Emporium

Exotic shop dealing in wild animals. It was run by Charles Jamrach, who inherited the business from his father. Known to seafarers throughout the world, they would bring animals from distant lands ...

Place, Commerce, Animals

2 memorials

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Edward de Montjoie Rudolf

Edward de Montjoie Rudolf

Born at 63 Pleasant Place, West Square, Lambeth. Aged 13 he became the family's sole wage-earner, as an office boy. From then on he was self-educated. Got a job as a civil servant and was a volunte...

Person, Children, Peace, Politics & Administration, Religion, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Thomas Guy

Thomas Guy

Founder of Guy's Hospital. Born 7 Pritchard's Alley, Fair Street, Horsleydown. This is now the section of Tower Bridge Road between London City Mission and Tower Bridge Primary School.  A bookselle...

Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

7 memorials
Holocaust / Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust / Holocaust Memorial Day

Events for this day (27 January every year) are organised by The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust which exists so that we learn the lessons of the past to build a better future now. It is responsible f...

Event, History, Tragedy, Austria, Germany, Poland

15 memorials
M. Sullivan
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
National Provincial Bank

National Provincial Bank

Created by Thomas Joplin (1790?–1847) and George Fife Angas (1789 – 1879) as one of the first joint stock banks with a base in London and provincial branches. The London base was at 15 Bishopsgate...

Group, Commerce

2 memorials