1819

Joseph Hardcastle

Merchant and evangelical activist. Born Leeds. Came to London in 1766. Good friend of Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect. Co-founder of the London Missionary Society in 1795 and its treasurer for over 20 years. Also active in the British and Foreign Bible Society and a number of other such groups. Died at Hatcham House, since 1788 his home in Deptford. Buried in Bunhill burial ground.

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Joseph Hardcastle

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Shafron & Co Ltd

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial

Bostall Estate

In 1887 Bostall Farm was bought by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society and run to provide vegetables for the Co-op shops and food for the Society’s horses and pigs. By 1899 it had been decided t...

Place, Architecture, Commerce, Community / Clubs

1 memorial

Samuel Palmer

1857 joined his brother, George, in the family biscuit firm, Huntley and Palmers, based in Reading. William Isaac Palmer also joined the business. Samuel ran the London office and lived with his f...

Person, Commerce, Food & Drink, Industry

1 memorial

T. Blanch & Sons

Coach-makers, active in 1898.

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design, Transport

1 memorial

P. J. Fowler

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial

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White Hart Dock

The origins of a dock and slipway can be traced back to the 14th century. The present retaining structure was built c.1868 as a parish dock when the Albert Embankment was constructed by the Metrop...

Building, Industry

2 memorials

The Day of the Triffids

A novel by John Wyndham. Most of the world's population has been blinded by a freak meteorite shower. Those who remain sighted have to face the added problem of dealing with the triffids which have...

Fiction, Literature

1 memorial