First Synagogue in Hackney
British History Online gives the following information: 'Benjamin Mendes da Costa and Jacob de Moses Franco were among the first members of the Jewish Board of Deputies in 1760, when every member o...
British History Online gives the following information: 'Benjamin Mendes da Costa and Jacob de Moses Franco were among the first members of the Jewish Board of Deputies in 1760, when every member o...
Located at 42 Southend Road, Beckenham. David Bowie lived in flat 7 here from October 1969 to May 1972. The photograph shows him in the garden of the house. It was demolished in the early 1980s.
Builders. The brothers George and William Haldimand, along with Alexander Louis Prevost, were responsible for much of the construction of the terraces of Belgrave Square.
From British History: The Hall of Commerce, existing some years ago in Threadneedle Street, was begun in 1830 by Mr. Edward Moxhay, a speculative biscuit-baker, on the site of the old French church...
Henrietta Barnett formed a board of trustees to build this urban utopia following strict social principles: all classes accommodated, places of education provided, places for the handicapped and el...
Developer and builder. British History Online says that in 1823 he bought "over thirteen acres which was advertised for sale as building ground". That site has a map showing the area, which include...
Politician and patron of the arts. MP for Radnor from 1711 to 1714, and for Cambridgeshire from 1722 until he succeeded his father in 1724, and entered the House of Lords as the Second Earl of Oxfo...
The picture shows Harwich House about to be demolished in 1987. Comparing it with this Google Streetview we think Harwich House was on the site now occupied by the rather nasty glass arcade. Photo...