Person    | Male  Born 22/12/1843  Died 28/6/1926

John James Baddeley

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. The photo shows him as Mayor of London, 1921.

2022: Spitalfields Life has splendid post all about Baddeley and his work. Aged 14 he was apprenticed to his father as an engraver and die sinker. "JJ oversaw the transformation of his business from an artisan trade to an industrialised process employing hundreds in a single factory."

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John James Baddeley

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Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening

In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...

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Sir Richard Ford

Sir Richard Ford

Lord Mayor of London. Born and buried at Bexley, Kent.  One of the commissioners sent to Breda to request Charles II to return to England immediately.  Began the construction of The Monument in 167...

Person, Lord Mayor

1 memorial
Sir Joseph Renals

Sir Joseph Renals

Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.  Lord Mayor of London 1894-5. Partner in the firm of Renals & Co, merchants.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir William Lawrence

Sir William Lawrence

Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.  Builder and Liberal party MP.  Lord Mayor 1863-4.  Uncle of Pethick-Lawrence.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Paul Henry Newall

Sir Paul Henry Newall

Lord Mayor in 1993-4, when the picture was taken.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd
1 memorial