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Edward Pauncfort

Edward Pauncfort

Tory MP. Early in the 1700s he moved into Lauderdale House and took a great interest in Highgate. He became the treasurer and one of the governors of Highgate School and its Chapel. In Southwood Lane he built 12 alms-houses and a school house for charity girls.

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Edward Pauncfort

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Pauncfort Alms Houses

Founded by Sir John Wollaston in 1658.

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John Michele

John Michele

Second son of Simon in the parish of St John Clerkenwell. Active in 1714.

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1 memorial
Sir John Jennings

Sir John Jennings

Naval officer.  Governor of Greenwich Hospital 1720 to his death, there.

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William James Stillman

William James Stillman

William James Stillman was born on 1 June 1828 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York, USA, the youngest of the eleven children of William Stillman III (1779-1861) and Elizabeth Ward Stillman...

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Captain Henry Mudd and widow

Captain Henry Mudd and widow

Mudd was born in Limehouse, but lived in Ratcliffe.  He was an Elder Brother of Trinity House. His tomb is in St Dunstan's churchyard, Stepney.

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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Stepney Meeting House

Stepney Meeting House

E1, 145 Stepney Way, Stepney Meeting House United Reformed Church

This church, the Stepney Meeting House United Reformed Church, is a union of the former Stepney Meeting House Congregational Church found...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Robert Burns

Robert Burns

Born Alloway, Ayrshire. Wrote in the Scots language, and also in a Scots dialect which is accessible to English speakers. Also collected traditional songs. Scots the world over celebrate his birth ...

Person, Poetry, Seriously Famous, Scotland

1 memorial
John Birnie Philip

John Birnie Philip

John Birnie Philip was born on 23 November 1824 in London, the third son of the five children of William Philip (1781-1865)  and Elizabeth Philip née Rhind (b.1786). His father was a tailor and he ...

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61 memorials
Lord John Fisher, Admiral

Lord John Fisher, Admiral

Born Ceylon. First Sea Lord: 1904 - 1910 and 1914 - 1915. Died at 19 St James's Square.

Person, Armed Forces, Sri Lanka

1 memorial