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...
Founder of St Olave's Grammar School. Southwark brewer. Lived at the foot of London Bridge by Pepper Alley. Bequeathed money for the school.
Christ Church itself was built in 1839 and quickly established its Sunday School, initially only for boys and in rented premises in Flood Street. Then Lord Cadogan donated the land directly opposit...
A training academy for British military personnel. It was established as the Combined Staff College in Latimer, Buckinghamshire. Renamed the National Defence College in 1971. Moved to Greenwich in ...
Opened as the Woolwich Polytechnic; it became the Thames Polytechnic in 1970 and was granted university status in 1992.
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