Banker. Born in Frankfurt. Brother to Herman Stern, husband to Sophia and father of Edward and Sydney. In 1869 the King of Portugal conferred the title of Viscount on him in recognition of the work of his bank in floating Portuguese loans.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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David Viscount de Stern
Both these stones must have been rescued from the building during renovation ...
The Rt. Honourable Lord Wandsworth gave this building and the land on which i...
The Aldersgate printer of John Wesley's Journal. Born Edinburgh. Also printed the works of Samuel Johnson, David Hume, Adam Smith and Edward Gibbon.
Person, Commerce, Journalism / Publishing, Politics & Administration, Religion, Scotland
Established the first antique shop on Portobello Road according to the plaque but we can find no corroborating evidence.
Was on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Torrington Place. Designed by Fitzroy Doll.
Closed when the owner, Victor Jamilly, died January 2007, aged 79. The staff moved on and opened Squadron HQ in 121 Kentish Town Road. Some sources give the opening date as 1947, but possibly tha...
The piazza, created in 1630 by Inigo Jones for Francis the 4th Earl of Bedford, attracted stalls and hawkers so in 1670 the 5th Earl decided to formalise and profit from the situation and obtained ...