Thomas Lord laid out his original cricket ground in Dorset Square in 1787. It was used mainly by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) which was founded there in the same year. Following a dispute over the rent Lord relocated his ground in 1811 to Lisson Grove and then in 1814 to the current St John's Wood site. MCC's purchase of the freehold in 1864 was funded by William Nicholson. The two plaques to the second ground are a long way apart but satellite view shows the size of the current ground and it is comparable.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Lord's cricket ground
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Second Lord's Cricket Ground - Lisson Grove
MCC The second Lord's Cricket Ground, 1811 - 1813, home of MCC, was located o...
Second Lord's Cricket Ground - Park Road
MCC The second Lord's Cricket Ground, 1811 - 1813, home of MCC, was located c...
Sport relief sculpture
Portland stone. Charmingly modern relief sculpture showing 13 sport particip...
William Nicholson - Doggett's
The exterior boasts (at least) two copies of this plaque, both positioned bel...
Other Subjects
Eton Mission Rowing Club
From Hear the Boat Sing: "EMRC has a fascinating history and was started in the East London docklands in the late 19th century by a group of old Etonians, who saw it as their mission to help boys i...
1 memorial
James Figg
Pugilist. Born Thame, Oxfordshire, regarded as the first heavyweight champion in the history of the sport. Died London.
1 memorial
Stan Bowles
Footballer. Stanley Bowles was born in Collyhurst, Manchester. He played for several football teams before joining Queen's Park Rangers in 1972. Capped five times for playing for England. He is rem...
1 memorial
Yosef Gutfreund
Wrestling coach. Born Yosef (or Yossef) Gutfreund in Romania. He was part of the Israeli team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. He was awakened by Palestinian terrorists infiltrating the Olympic...
Person, Sport / Games, Tragedy, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Romania
1 memorial
London Welsh RFC
The club was formed in 1885 to cater to ex-pat Welsh rugby players living in London. Following a successful period they turned professional in 2009 and moved to Oxford in 2012. However this was fin...
2 memorials
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Liverpool Street Station restoration
First opened in 1874. Extensively modified between 1985 and 1992. Opened by the Queen in 1991. 2023: Spitalfields Life have many photos of the old station and at Spitalfields Life 2.
1 memorial
Roman wharf - Fish Street Hill
A piling from the Roman river wall found in Fish Street Hill in 1931 is thought to date from AD 75 and to have been destroyed in the AD 120 fire that destroyed Roman London. That's the second Grea...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Western Postal District war memorial - Mount Pleasant
EC1, Rosebery Avenue, Mount Pleasant Sorting Office
The Post Office relocated the Western Postal District war memorial in 2013 as they had closed down the Rathbone Place premises. The memo...
1 subject commemorated
Crowley House
Getty's picture caption is: "Crowley House on the River Thames at Greenwich, on the present site of Greenwich Power Station, London, circa 1775. The house was built for London merchant Sir Andrew C...
1 memorial
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