Dealer in birds and wildlife generally. Born Johann Christian Carl Jamrach in either Hamburg or Memel (depending on source). He moved to London and became an importer, breeder, and exporter of animals, selling to a variety of clients including P.T. Barnum, Lord Rothschild, Dante Rossetti and London Zoo. He died in Bow.
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Charles Jamrach
{Plaque beneath a statue of a bear} Over a hundred years ago on what was then...
{Plaque beneath a statue of a Bengal tiger and a boy:} In the early years of...
Chairman of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society in 1900.
From Some Notes on the Ward of Aldgate (1904) "Messrs. SAMUEL TULL & Co., 12, Creechurch Lane, Rope, Line, Twine and Net Makers, established over 164 years. Originally at the sign of the "Peter...
Sir Clarendon Hyde, the deputy chairman of the Metropolitan Railway Company in 1920.
Manufacturing company. Founded in Notting Hill by John Kirby Farnell. Initially they produced fancy items such as tea cosies and pincushions. Farnell's daughter Agnes started making soft toys in 18...
2018: The Imperial Hotel Group includes: London City centre Hotel, County Hotel, President Hotel, Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Hotel, Imperial Hotel.
The round plaque above reads "London Architecture Medal, 1937, RIBA" and is normally considered sufficient advertisement of the building'...
This replaced the WW1 shrine that was erected in 1918, which was always intended to be a temporary memorial, but wasn't replaced until 20...
Chief engineer of the RMS Titanic. Born in Farlam, Cumbria, he moved to Newcastle where he served his apprenticeship. He was hired by the White Star Line and served on several ships before being ap...
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Another seated statue to add to those listed at Peabody's. 2021: A petition has been launched for the removal of this statue.
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