Shipbuilder and philanthropist. Founder of a shipyard in Blackwall, which was subsequently taken over by his three sons, Frederick, Henry and Richard. George endowed several schools in Poplar. He also funded the building of the Congregational Trinity Chapel on East India Dock Road, and was buried there. The church was lost in WW2 and its graveyard is now a public garden, Trinity Gardens, in which his is the only remaining tomb.
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George Green
Above this large, plain, plaque there is a small ornate stone with "G.S." on ...
This clock was presented by members of the association, pupils and other frie...
Founded by W. F. R. Stanley as the Stanley Technical Trade School. It was taken control of by Philip Harris, and Croydon Council and the local community of South Norwood agreed that it should be ca...
The school was founded 1688. This building was constructed in 1709 and was used by the school until 1926. Purchased by the National Trust in 1954 who use it as a gift shop and information centre.
The school was founded in 1911 and named for Henrietta Barnett.
Established in 1887 to promote research that would benefit the British Empire. From 1893 it was housed in a building in Exhibition Road, designed by T. E. Collcutt. This was demolished in the 1950s...
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