Cousin to the wife of Captain James Cook, with whom he sailed to the South Pacific. Inherited Merton Abbey in the 1820s. His great nephew, J. Mackerell, gave land to commemorate Nelson.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Isaac Smith
"The death" to which this inscription refers is Nelson's, so the gift was mad...
Welsh moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister and mathematician. He was also a political reformer and pamphleteer, active in radical, republican, and liberal causes such as the French and America...
Politician. Born at 32 Charles Street, Tredegar, Wales. Known as Nye. He began work in the coal mines at the age of 13, becoming Chairman of the Miners' Lodge, leading them in the general strike of...
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
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