Person    | Male  Born 1670  Died 1732

Christopher Pinchbeck

Categories: Craft / Design

Clock maker. Invented the alloy of copper and zinc which closely resembles gold.

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Christopher Pinchbeck

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Pinchbeck at St John's

Christopher Pinchbeck, clock maker, 1670 - 1732.

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George M. Hammer and Co. Ltd.

George M. Hammer and Co. Ltd.

Firm of furniture makers, such as school desks and park benches. From London Fine: "Operating in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Hammer were an old English furnisher, in their words; 'Manufactur...

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Huntington Shaw

Huntington Shaw

wrought iron craftsman. Born Nottingham. Died Hampton Court.

Person, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Lady Jane

Lady Jane

in 1966 Henry Moss & Harry Fox opened the iconic Lady Jane, Carnaby Street's first women's fashion boutique. Our picture source, the Jewish Chronicle, shows that the whole Carnaby Street phenom...

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design

1 memorial
J. Starkie Gardner

J. Starkie Gardner

Sculptor of, and historian on, decorative ironwork. Also wrote on geology and botany and collected fossils. His company, based in Lambeth, did all the metal work at 2 Temple Place, inside and out, ...

Person, Craft / Design, History, Sculpture

1 memorial
Sally Kendall

Sally Kendall

Mosaic artist who graduated in 1992, active in 2009.

Person, Art, Craft / Design

1 memorial

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The Hon. Esme Howard, of Norfolk

The Hon. Esme Howard, of Norfolk

Youngest son of Henry, Earl of Arundel and Surrey. Husband of Margaret.

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Afsar Khan Sadek

Afsar Khan Sadek

Joint Secretary London Awami League, a major political party in Bangladesh.

Person, Politics & Administration, Bengal

1 memorial
R. Brooker

R. Brooker

Died serving in WW1. Member of the parish of Saint Olave and Saint John Southwark.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
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S. E. Handley

S. E. Handley

Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.

Person, Emergency Services

1 memorial