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...
Other Subjects
Sir James Michael Yorrick Oliver
James Michael Yorrick Oliver was born on 13 July 1940, his birth being registered in the 3rd quarter of 1940 in the Worthing Registration District, Sussex (now West Sussex). His mother's maiden nam...
Person, Liveries & Guilds, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Robert Clayton
Born Northamptonshire. Apprenticed as a scrivener (like a secretary). Entered business and then set up a bank. Made a fortune from his connections with the slave trade and entered politics. Lord Ma...
Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
1 memorial
Sir James Duke
Alderman of St Dunstan's ward. Lord Mayor 1848. M.P. London 1849. Born Montrose, Scotland.
2 memorials
Sir T. Vezey Strong
Lord Mayor of London, 1911. Married Lillie Hartnoll in 1900.
1 memorial
Sir Alan Traill, GBE, MA, D. Mus, Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor in 1985.
2 memorials
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Thomas Rule
Fishmonger and oyster bar proprietor active in 1798. Erstwhile founder and owner of Rules Restaurant. This history page indicates that there is very little information available about Thomas and h...
2 memorials
John Stuart Mill - W8
W8, Kensington Square, 18
Mill lived at this address, 1837 - 1851, with his mother and sister.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier
Born Dorking, Surrey, as Laurence Kerr Olivier. With his wife Vivien Leigh, he managed the St James's Theatre from 1950 to its closure in 1957. Founding Director of the National Theatre, 1963 - 197...
3 memorials
First synagogue after resettlement
EC3, Creechurch Lane
Sure looks like a City of London plaque but the text around the edge is different. We're guessing that the Congregation funded the plaque...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
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