Created by William and Gilbert Foyle. See William for more information. For more on old London bookshops see Spitalfields Life.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Foyles bookshop
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Foyles - David Attenborough
The most ferocious thing I have ever encountered in any trip abroad is not a ...
Foyles - William Foyle
Lord Justice Darling was in the shop. He offered me 4 shillings for a book m...
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Turk's Head - Wapping
This entry discusses two pubs in Wapping, both called the Turk's Head. The Turk's Head in Wapping High Street is said to be the pub where condemned men, on their way to Execution Dock, were given ...
Cornhill market
Cornhill was apparently the only market allowed to be held after noon in the 14th century. Stow reports Cornhill holding a corn-market (not surprisingly) but also old clothes being sold there.
Finlays
From Finlays we learn that: James Finlay (d. 1790) began his career in Glasgow in the family textile business selling cotton goods. He moved into embroidered muslins and also manufacture. His son K...
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