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John Evans

Categories: Architecture

Built the first planned Admiralty Office in 1695. Became Navy Board Purveyor.

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John Evans

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Old Admiralty Building

In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...

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Architect. Born 9 Portland Place, now Bartholomew Street, SE1. His partnership with Harold Peto was extremely successful. They designed many of the houses in Harrington and Collingham Gardens inclu...

Person, Architecture

5 memorials

Sir Robert Smirke

Born London. Died Cheltenham. Designed the British Museum and Covent Garden Theatre, amongst other buildings.

Person, Architecture

2 memorials

James Morgan

Probably born in Carmarthen, south Wales. Architect and engineer. Employed by John Nash. Worked on the layout of Regent's Park and on the construction of the Regent's Canal as Chief Engineer of the...

Person, Architecture, Engineering, Wales

3 memorials

Crystal Palace

Originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was on the section south of Rotten Row and east of West Carriage Drive with the mid-point opposite Rutland Gate. The cast-...

Building, Architecture, Commerce, Museums / Libraries, Music / songs, TV & Radio

4 memorials

Edward Monson, Jnr

This Edward Monson would have been 40 when St Albans was built. His father (Edward Monson) was a civil engineer. and junior's architect son, Edward Charles Philip Monson would have been 15. So we a...

Person, Architecture

1 memorial

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Tom Baker

Bullshitter and bespoke tailor (possibly). Our picture is of the bespoke tailor with a shop in D'Arbley Street.

Person, Other

1 memorial

St John's Lodge

Haringey On-line has a map of the area in 1891 showing "St John's House" and the surrounding area still undeveloped. Someone has also posted Charlotte Riddell's thoughts on the redevelopment of th...

Building, Property

1 memorial

PC Alfred Smith

From Islington Tribune: "PC Smith heard the German Gotha G.V aircraft approaching and warned panicking factory workers in Central Street, Finsbury, to stay inside. He died when a bomb exploded a fe...

Person, Emergency Services, Tragedy

War dead non-military, WW1

2 memorials