Group    From 1884 

Marks and Spencer

Categories: Commerce

Retail group specialising in clothing and food, founded by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer. There are currently over 700 branches in the U.K. and more than 300 spread over thirty other countries.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Marks and Spencer

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Lewisham V1 rocket attack

Plaque unveiled by Heidi Alexander, M.P. for Lewisham East, and Councillor Al...

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Lewisham V1 rocket attack - original

This brass plaque on the pavement had become badly worn and a new one was ere...

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Dairy Supply Company Limited

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Laurence Corner Army Surplus

Laurence Corner Army Surplus

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1 memorial
British Telecom

British Telecom

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Group, Commerce

3 memorials
Lenthall Works

Lenthall Works

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1 memorial

Previously viewed

Frank B. Wilson
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Colonial Office - B09 - Ethelbert

Colonial Office - B09 - Ethelbert

SW1, Whitehall, Foreign Office

Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
V&A façade - Thorpe

V&A façade - Thorpe

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Excluding the allegories (such as Knowledge) there are 36 statues on the two public façades of the V&A Museum, on Exhibition Road and...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
A. H. Watling

A. H. Watling

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial