Terracotta manufacturers based in Ditchling, Sussex. Made the Stratford Martyrs memorial. From Tile Gazetteer - Newham: "Johnson’s, who were active from the 1870s, made terracotta, bricks, tiles and pottery, and also had a works a mile west of Ditchling at the brickmaking centre of Keymer (West Sussex). The firm was present at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876."
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H. Johnson & Co
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Stratford Martyrs
The event on 27 June 1556 was a big draw: "These 11 men and 2 women were brou...
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Winchester Palace
A nearby information board gives: These ruins are all that remain of the palace of the powerful Bishops of Winchester, one of the largest and most important buildings in medieval London. Founded i...
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Wimpole Street Post Office
This was at the southern end of Wimpole Street, on the east side. The Royal Society of Medicine website tells us: "Once again 1 Wimpole Street was given a major refurbishment between 1982 – 86 ......
1 memorial
Sycamore House
Benjamin Bentley was the first occupant of the house, and presumably was responsible for the original interior which was in the classical style of the Adam brothers. From 1898 to 1994 it was occupi...
1 memorial
Thomas Morris
Builder of All Saints Church Poplar, 1822-23. He was a local builder and is buried in the churchyard. Information from Docklands Ringers.
2 memorials
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Janina Gehlau
Janina Gehlau, from Dusseldorf, Germany, was studying for a Masters degree and completing her dissertation in London. Aged 26 she was killed by a left-turning lorry at Ludgate Circus. March 2016: ...
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Bagley's Foundry / The Foundery
There was a gun-manufacturing foundry at Windmill Hill, now Tabernacle Street EC2, until an explosion on 10 May 1716. Captured French guns were being melted and the liquid metal was poured into mou...
2 memorials
Jack Pritchard
Furniture designer. In 1929 he founded the firm of Wells Coates and Partners, with the name changing to Isokon in 1931. The name was derived from Isometric Unit Construction.
1 memorial
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