Person    | Male  Born 6/7/1766  Died 20/10/1839

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

Categories: Property

Continued the development of Bloomsbury including the building of the Covent Garden Market in the Piazza. He received a royal grant permitting the market.

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John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford

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Covent Garden Market

Large bronze relief "Fruit Porter Bronze", unveiled October 2006 by Mayor of ...

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J. T. Chappell

J. T. Chappell

Builder active in 1885.

Person, Property

1 memorial
Queen Anne's Bounty

Queen Anne's Bounty

Following the Reformation the taxes on church livings, which used to be paid to the Pope, went to the Crown. In 1704, during Queen Anne's reign, a scheme was implemented that used some of these fun...

Concept, Philanthropy, Property, Religion

1 memorial
George Wimpey Ltd

George Wimpey Ltd

Based in Hammersmith initially so an early job was very local - the Hammersmith Town Hall.  Also: the first electric tramway in London and the White City exhibition buildings including the 1908 Oly...

Group, Engineering, Property

1 memorial
12 & 14 Folgate Street

12 & 14 Folgate Street

Reading left to right the five 4-storey houses in the picture are numbers 18 - 10.  The picture source gives some detailed descriptions of the houses in their 1957 state and informs that in 1813 ou...

Building, Property

1 memorial
William Leverton

William Leverton

Architect, builder and surveyor. Churchwarden at St Giles Church in 1800.

Person, Architecture, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial