Fig Tree Court , 1515 - 1666, was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, rebuilt in 1679 and again destroyed by enemy action 1940.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Fig Tree Court
Commemorated ati
Fig Tree Court
An information board provides: "The end of Inner Temple Hall facing Elm Court...
Other Subjects
125 deaths on Tower Hill
Wikipedia lists only 36 (in 2011). Most of the victims that we have researched are recorded as having been beheaded but A London Inheritance, quoting John Stow (c. 1598), refers to "a large scaffo...
Bridewell Palace / Prison
Built by Henry VIII, who lived there 1515-23. It deteriorated so that Edward VI gave it to the City of London who then used it as a prison, hospital (actually school) and workrooms. "Bridewell" was...
Sir William Gascoigne
Chief Justice of England during the reign of Henry IV. Born Yorkshire.
John Fettes
John Fettes was born on 24 February 1871 at 5 Warner Street, Southwark, Surrey (now Greater London), the second of the seven children of James Thomson Fettes (1843-1916) and Elizabeth Morrison Fett...
Sir Samuel Romilly
Law reformer. Born in Frith Street. Solicitor-General 1806. Caroline's Miscellany has done the research on his campaign to reduce the number of crimes with a mandatory death penalty. Kept 2 pet le...
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Police bricks
EC1, Myddelton Passage
Brought to our attention by View from the Mirror which has a very good, thorough post about these strange bricks. The graffiti is appare...
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