JP, chairman of the Hornsey School and Hornsey Local Board. Active in the Poor Schools movement, he was an early campaigner for the education and welfare of children. He also led the campaign to save nearby Highgate Wood. This was given much space in The Times and The Standard newspapers. This led to the then owners, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, offering the wood (then called Gravel Pit Wood) to the Corporation of London as a gift in February 1885. This offer was accepted in 1886 and the wood was dedicated as "an open space for ever" on October 30 at a ceremony led by Sir John Staples, Lord Mayor of London. He similarly led the fight to save Queen's Wood.
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Henry Reader Williams
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Clock Tower centenary
Planted on 25th June 1995 to celebrate the spirit and vitality of the childre...
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John Sawbridge
Politician. Member of Parliament from 1768 to 1780. A supporter of John Wilkes, he opposed parliament's right to tax America. Elected Lord Mayor of London in 1775.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Patience Ward
Merchant and early Whig politician. He was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1680. Named Patience by a father disappointed that he was not a girl (now, that's unusual). From Wikipedia: "The extreme...
1 memorial
James Clarke Lawrence
MP for Lambeth from 1865, and Lord Mayor 1868-9. In 1887 he and his brother Edwin funded a new building in Kensington for the Unitarians, see Essex Street Chapel. His nephew was Frederick Pethick-L...
1 memorial
Sir Christopher Collett
Chairman of the Temple Bar Trust, 1993 - 2004. Lord Mayor of London in 1989. The picture comes from his niece's obituary webpage.
3 memorials
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Sir Robert Viner (or Vyner)
Lord Mayor of London, 1674-5. Born Warwick. Goldsmith and banker. Lived at Swakeleys House in Ickenham, where a school is named for him. Died Windsor. Involved in the slave trade.
2 memorials
Sir Robert Geffrye
Alderman, merchant and slave trader. From Cornwall, possibly Landrake. DOB uncertain. A member of the Ironmongers' Company and Lord Mayor, 1685-6. Married but produced no children and his wife pred...
Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
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Thomas Fust
Burnt at the stake in Ware (his home town) for his Protestant beliefs. Was associated with Harwood. Condemned by Bishop Bonner.
1 memorial
Men of Bermondsey and Rotherhithe who died in WW1
Men who gave their lives in the two world wars and subsequent conflicts.
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Alec Clifton-Taylor
W8, Kensington Church Walk, Alec Clifton-Taylor Memorial Garden
The plaque is on the slanted top of the cylinder behind the hedge. On the top of the rather art nouveauy monument in front is a sun-dial...
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