Goldsmith. Born Edinburgh. Died London, buried St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
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George Heriot
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Guild and School of Handicraft
Founded by C. R. Ashbee together with an evening school. Initially opened in Toynbee Hall then moved to the the top floor of the next-door warehouse, 34 Commercial Street. In 1890-1 the workshop...
Arts and Crafts movement
This design and construction movement began in Britain around 1880 and quickly spread across America and Europe. Taking its name from the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, it stood for traditiona...
Phillips & Hopwood
From Village Pumps: "Samuel Phillips was making fire engines by 1760; in 1797 the firm became Phillips & Hopwood; in 1811 it was James Hopwood; by 1818 it was Hopwood & Tilley; by 1825 Till...
J. Starkie Gardner
Sculptor of, and historian on, decorative ironwork. Also wrote on geology and botany and collected fossils. His company, based in Lambeth, did all the metal work at 2 Temple Place, inside and out, ...
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Pubs in Time
A scheme developed by The Campaign for Real Ale for erecting plaques on public houses that have featured in significant events in history.
Newgate
Newgate was the western exit through the Roman London Wall. In later years the gate house was about 100 feet wide. Part of this building was used, from at least the 12th century, as a prison and th...