Person    | Male  Born 1804  Died 1892

James Buckington Bevington

Categories: Commerce

James Buckington Bevington

Of Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey, a successful leather manufacturers. Father of Samuel Bourne.

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James Buckington Bevington

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Bevington fountain

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Charles Dello Strologo

Charles Dello Strologo

Strologo gave about 80 bus shelters to Surrey. Researching Strologo we found that someone was ahead of us: John Slatford, who has very kindly allowed us to re-present his findings here: "Charles D...

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1 memorial
National Provincial Bank

National Provincial Bank

Created by Thomas Joplin (1790?–1847) and George Fife Angas (1789 – 1879) as one of the first joint stock banks with a base in London and provincial branches. The London base was at 15 Bishopsgate...

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Robert Harrild

Robert Harrild

Printer and engineer. Born in Bermondsey, where in 1801 he set up the Bluecoat Boy Printing Office, producing books and commercial stationery. He is noted for introducing 'composition rollers' whic...

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2 memorials
Alexander McLeod

Alexander McLeod

One of the founders (1868) of Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (RACS). First full-time secretary from 1882 until his death. He was the son of Skye crofters and served an apprenticeship of five y...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Scotland

2 memorials

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Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Chairman of the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign.  Spent 3 years and millions of dollars to get the Keith Park statue erected.  In 2011 this earned him, a Brit, the title normally given to a NZ cit...

Person, Benefactor, Commerce, History, New Zealand

1 memorial
Giro & von Hoesch

Giro & von Hoesch

SW1, Carlton House Terrace, 9

This space, including the stylish garage ramp, was once the garden to number 9. The building's current occupants, The Royal Society, prov...

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