Getty's picture caption is: "Crowley House on the River Thames at Greenwich, on the present site of Greenwich Power Station, London, circa 1775. The house was built for London merchant Sir Andrew Cogan, named after Newcastle ironfounder, Sir Ambrose Crowley, who bought it in 1704, and demolished in 1855. Engraving by W.H. Prior from 'Old And New London'. "
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Crowley House
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Anchor Iron Wharf - history
{On the base of the monument:} Anchor Iron Wharf In 964 King Edgar granted th...
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Thomas Smith (Tottenham)
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Kingston Lodge
Home to George Meredith, 1864-7. In response to our search Google presented this image but does not provide full access to the apparent source, "Selected Letters of George Meredith", so we cannot ...
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Thomas Cubitt
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Norway House
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1 memorial
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Kew Gardens Station Footbridge
Grade II listed, thsi bridge is a very early example of the use of reinforced concrete in Britain. Built in the age of steam, it still carries the deflectors and very high parapets which channelled...
1 memorial
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
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Rosslyn Heights
At 1 Rosslyn Gardens, Hampstead. We don't know what went on in "Rosslyn Heights", nor when it ceased, assuming it has.
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Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
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Lord Loughborough
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