Person    | Male  Born 10/9/1791  Died 7/1/1867

James Edmeston

James Edmeston

Architect and prolific writer of church hymns (nearly 2000!). Born Wapping. Died Homerton where he was a church warden at St. Barnabas.

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James Edmeston

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Charity drinking fountain, La Maternité

'Wardmote' just means a meeting where decisions are made.

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James Adam

James Adam

Born Edinburgh. Died 13 Albemarle Street. By 1754 had joined the family architectural firm. One of four Adam brothers.

Person, Architecture, Scotland

1 memorial
Robert Hooke

Robert Hooke

Natural philosopher (or scientist, in today's terminology) and architect. Born Isle of Wight. Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society, Professor of Geometry at Gresham College, Surveyor to the ...

Person, Architecture, Science

1 memorial
Donald W. Insall Associates

Donald W. Insall Associates

A firm of chartered architects, historic building and planning consultants. Donald Insall was knighted in 2010.

Group, Architecture

5 memorials
Decimus Burton

Decimus Burton

Architect and urban designer. The 10th child of James Burton the property developer. He was a founding fellow, and later, vice-president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and architect ...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Sir Edwin Lutyens

Sir Edwin Lutyens

Architect. Born at 16 Onslow Square. Specialised in English country houses. Chosen as the consulting architect for Hampstead Garden Suburb and designed two churches there. One of the four principal...

Person, Architecture

15 memorials

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G. H. E. Kime
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
UCL - WW1

UCL - WW1

WC1, Gower Street, University College London

The original UCL, built 1825 - 1832, comprised this quad and its buildings, by the architect William Wilkins (1778 -1839).

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
M. N. Houghton

M. N. Houghton

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Charles Wager

Charles Wager

Born Rochester, Kent to a naval family. He entered the navy, rose to Rear-Admiral and was knighted 1709. Entered Parliament in 1713 and worked the rest of his life in the Board of Admiralty. Known ...

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
G. Topham Forrest

G. Topham Forrest

Architect active in 1937. We have found his name associated with the design / laying out of: the Becontree estate in 1920 and the Downham Estate in Lewisham in 1923. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, h...

Person, Architecture, Scotland

1 memorial