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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Robert Besley
Alderman and Lord Mayor of London, 1869 - 70. Typefounder and and punchcutter, credited with cutting the first Clarendon, a fat typeface with thick slabs, the first ever registered typeface. The ...
2 memorials
Sir Walter Wilkin
Lord Mayor in 1895-6. Born London. The Museum of London has more info. and a picture of his amazing hat!
1 memorial
Thomas Sainsbury
Lord Mayor. Grocer of Ludgate Hill, Bowyer, Alderman of Billingsgate and Governor of the Fellowship Porters in 1786. Came from Wiltshire. Died at Newcourt House, Devon. His tomb is at St Mary's, Ma...
1 memorial
Henry Fitz Eylwin
The first recorded Mayor of London: 1189 to 1212. Alternative spelling: Fitz-Ailwyn. His father was known as Eylwin de Londenstane (of London Stone).
2 memorials
Sir Richard Browne
Parliamentarian army officer and Lord Mayor of London. Born London (according to the ODNB though the picture source disagrees). Died Essex.
1 memorial
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Time and Talents
SE16, St Marychurch Street, The Old Mortuary
Time & Talents, established 1887, founded to improve the living and working conditions of women and children employed in the factorie...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Manny Shinwell
E1, Brune House, Toynbee Street
The plaque was not there when we first visited the site. We have returned several times over the years in case a replacement has been ere...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
University of West London / Ealing College
Wikipedia gives: 1860 the Lady Byron School was founded and later became Ealing College of Higher Education. In 1990 this merged with a number of others to form the Polytechnic of West London. In 1...
1 memorial
John Kidd and Co.
Manufacturers of printing ink for the newspaper industry. Its head office was at Wine Office Court off Fleet Street.
1 memorial
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