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City of London School

Categories: Education

Endowed by John Carpenter Town Clerk in 1442. The Corporation of London by an Act of Parliament in 1834 established the School at Honey Lane market in Milk Street. In 1883 the School moved to the Victoria Embankment near Blackfriars Bridge. And in 1986 to a new building in Queen Victoria Street where it remains.

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City of London School

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City of London School - EC2

Site of the City of London School, 1835 - 1882 The Corporation of the City of...

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City of London School - EC4, Embankment

Wikipedia gives the architects as "Davis and Emanuel Pevsner". We believe the...

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City of London School - EC4 - Q.Victoria St

The City of London School was endowed by John Carpenter, Town Clerk in 1442. ...

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William Edward Forster

William Edward Forster

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Person, Education, Industry, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
University of Greenwich

University of Greenwich

Opened as the Woolwich Polytechnic; it became the Thames Polytechnic in 1970 and was granted university status in 1992. 

Place, Education

1 memorial
The Round School

The Round School

It was the principal elementary school in Wimbledon Village, run as a charity school for poor children. Amongst its trustees was William Wilberforce who lived locally. Lord Nelson also donated mone...

Building, Education

1 memorial
Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, USA,

Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, USA,

In 1966 the remains of Church of St Mary Aldermanbury were removed to this college and restored as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill.

Place, Education, USA

1 memorial
Edward Latymer

Edward Latymer

Wealthy lawyer, merchant, official and a Puritan. Born in Freston, near Ipswich. Much of his life is obscure, but in 1594 he was appointed deputy and clerk to the Receiver General of the High Court...

Person, Commerce, Education

1 memorial

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Tubby Hayes

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Person, Music / songs

1 memorial
Pioneer Women Campaigners

Pioneer Women Campaigners

The plaque capitalises this as if it was a formal group but we can find no reference to it on the interweb.

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Greenwich Market

Greenwich Market

There has been a market in Greenwich since the fourteenth century. The buildings surrounding the current market are Grade 2 listed and were built from 1827 to 1833. The market is open from Wednesda...

Place, Commerce

1 memorial
Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Reigned: 1837-1901, 64 years. Born Kensington Palace. Daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. Niece of her predecessor, King William IV. Her first name was Alexandrin...

Person, Race Issues, Royalty, Seriously Famous

76 memorials
Church House - Westminster

Church House - Westminster

The Westminster site was first used for Anglican church meetings and administration in 1888.  In 1891 - 1902 a new design for the whole site was partially built but never completed.   The current ...

Building, Religion

3 memorials