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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William Nicholson
Distiller, politician, cricket player, benefactor. Born Upper Holloway into a gin distillery family. They made Lamplighter gin at Three Mills on the River Lea. The business moved into running pu...
2 memorials
Edward Lumbrozo Mocatta
Born London. Treasurer of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews Hospital. One of the Mocatta family but, unlike Frederic David Mocatta, not one of those there's much info on. Since first publishing th...
1 memorial
Wheeler family
Benefactors active in 2013. We'd guess that they were then living in the house on which they erected the plaque. British History Online, quoting the parish book, says that a Mr Wheeler lived in t...
1 memorial
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The Honble. Mrs Rashleigh
We were very pleased to find this miniature portrait of Mrs Rashleigh, even though the auction house selling it is rather circumspect with the identification of the sitter: "The present lot possibl...
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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,
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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 ...
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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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Lord John Fisher, Admiral
Born Ceylon. First Sea Lord: 1904 - 1910 and 1914 - 1915. Died at 19 St James's Square.
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