Formed as a trading company but went on to effectively rule India, on behalf of the British. Was involved in the slave trade.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
East India Company
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George Sparkes memorial
{Inscribed in the granite of the north, pavement, side of the plinth:} In aff...
Tea trade - St Katharine Docks
The Tea Trade at St Katharine Docks This plaque commemorates 335 years of th...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
East India Company
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Cornhill pump
We understand "the neighbouring fire officers" to mean the four fire assuranc...
Prince Lee Boo's tomb
A plaque inside St Mary's church also commemorates the prince. October 2014:...
Other Subjects
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...
1 memorial
Old Slaughters Coffee House
At 74 - 75 St Martin's Lane. Mentioned in Thackeray's "Vanity Fair".
1 memorial
Lord Paul
Business magnate, philanthropist and politician. Born Swraj Paul at Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He moved to England in 1966 to get treatment for his daughter who was suffering from leukaemia. Founded...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, India
2 memorials
Sir Ambrose Heal
Furniture designer and retailer. Born at Crouch End. Studied at the Slade School of Fine Art before joining the family firm which ran the Heal & Son department store. He designed the simple, st...
3 memorials
Sunlight Wharf
The Sunlight Wharf building was constructed 1906 and specialised in storage of furs, silk and tinned fruit. The last working crane on the city waterfront was operated by LEP Transport Ltd at Sunli...
1 memorial
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Lankester plaque
E1, Commercial Road
The plaque is on the wall at pedestrian eye height, immediately below the clock. Numbers 384-392 did not become part of the hospital unt...
2 subjects commemorated
Daniel Arthur
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Hannah Barlow
Born Bishop's Stortford. Studied at Lambeth School of Art where she was a student of John Sparkes. Began work at Doulton's in 1871, the first female employee, she specialised in painting animals. H...
1 memorial
Hiram Shorey
Merchant tailor and co-founder of Rotary International. Born Hiram Elroy Shorey in Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine.
1 memorial
Dave Davies
Guitarist, singer and songwriter. Born at 6 Denmark Terrace, Fortis Green, Muswell Hill. One of the founder members of the rock group The Kinks.
1 memorial