Built on the site of the New Mermaid Tavern for John Robert Daniel-Tyssen . By the 1890s the house had been divided into shops and by 1877 Brett Road had encroached into its gardens.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Manor House, Mare Street
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Manor House - Mare Street
The Manor House, built 1845 for John Robert Daniel Tyssen, steward for the Ha...
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Rosehaugh Stanhope self-build housing initiative for the unemployed
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Christ Church Spitalfields - alterations
Wikipedia says the works were done in 1850 but the church's own website confirms the date in the plaque and seems to say that all the Victorian alterations were undone ("a restoration of the church...
Jonathan Carr
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William Shepherd
A "philanthropically minded builder" who had died by 1925. We cannot source that quote nor discover anything else about Shepherd. Source: Lost Hospitals of London.
Hyde Park Estate
We don't know for sure that the HPEA is the "Hyde Park Estate" that erected the Dearmer plaque but it's the best candidate that we could find.
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Saracen's Head Inn
Mentioned in 1522 as an inn with 30 beds and stalls for four horses. Removed (as shown in the picture) for the formation of Holborn Viaduct and its approaches 1868.
Eddy Renton
WC1, Lansdowne Terrace
{On the new metal plaque:} This tree is re-dedicated to Eddy Renton (1934 - 1981) who was a good friend and support to those who knew him...
Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust
Founded by Shrabani Basu who is the author of 'Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan'.
Asquith Xavier
Asquith Camile Xavier was born in the West Indies. One of the Windrush generation who migrated to the UK after WW2. He died Chatham, Kent. In 1966 Xavier successfully fought to become the first bl...
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