Antiquarian booksellers at 84 Charing Cross Road, an address made famous through the book by Helene Hanff.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Marks & Co.
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Booksellers - Marks & Co.
84 Charing Cross Road. The booksellers Marks & Co. were on this site whi...
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Junius S. Morgan
International banker. In business with George Peabody. Father of J. P. Morgan.
1 memorial
Westminster Bank
Founded as the London and Westminster Bank, it was the first firm founded under the Bank Charter Act of 1833. It wasn't until 1923 that it became known solely as the Westminster Bank. Its merger wi...
1 memorial
Bankers Clearing House
Cheque & Credit Clearing Company (or, in the form of a booklet) is very helpful: "Daily cheque clearings began around 1770 when the bank clerks met at the Five Bells, a tavern in Lombard Street...
7 memorials
Worshipful Company of Fruiterers
1292 - first reference to ‘Free Fruiterers’. First charter in 1606. Their shield shows Adam and Eve with that first piece of fruit.
5 memorials
Henry Thornton
Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Clapham. Successful banker. Good friends with his (indirect) cousin, William Wilberforce, prior to their marriages they shared a house bought by Thornton, Battersea Ri...
Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion
1 memorial
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Association of Jewish Refugees
The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain. The AJR’s plaque scheme honours p...
6 memorials
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