Group    From 1903  To 1973

Metropolitan Water Board

Categories: Commerce, Engineering

Taken over by Thames Water.

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Metropolitan Water Board

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New River Head

At New River Head the water in the New River flowed into a Round Pond.

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Frederick Craufurd Goodenough

Frederick Craufurd Goodenough

Chairman of Barclays Bank, Ltd., chairman of the London Bankers Clearing House. With a group of friends founded Goodenough College. Born Calcutta, died in London.

Person, Commerce, Education, India

1 memorial
original HMV store

original HMV store

Londonist writes: "The building was destroyed on Boxing Day 1937 and reopened in 1939. HMV's flagship store moved (slightly) to 150 Oxford Street, but the old address was reacquired in 2013, and re...

Place, Commerce, Music / songs

1 memorial
Raymond Montague Burton

Raymond Montague Burton

Led the modern development of Burtons Menswear, and was a generous benefactor of the Jewish Museum in London and the University of York. Identical twin to Arnold - see there for a photo of the 4 B...

Person, Commerce

2 memorials
Gatti family

Gatti family

Swiss-Italian family.  Restaurateurs, music hall, theatre and electricity supply entrepreneurs. Four generations of note, all born in Dongio, Val di Blenio, Ticino, Switzerland: Carlo; Agostino (18...

Group, Commerce, Food & Drink, Theatre, Switzerland

1 memorial
Sir John Lubbock

Sir John Lubbock

Banker, politician and scientific writer. Born at 29 Eaton Place. He went into his father's banking business at the age of 14 and became a partner in 1856. Entered parliament in 1870, and succeeded...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Science

1 memorial

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Bankers Clearing House - 3

Bankers Clearing House - 3

EC4, Lombard Street, Post Office Court

The monogram is TC followed by CT written backwards, part of Coutts's symbol, which also includes the 3 crowns. A ship does not normally ...

2 subjects commemorated
Lopping Hall - High Road

Lopping Hall - High Road

IG10, High Road, 189

Lopping Hall stretches between the High Street and Station Road, where there is a foundation stone. See there for more information about ...

1 creator
Lewis "Daddy" H. Burtt

Lewis "Daddy" H. Burtt

Brother of John Burtt. They had been found on the street and were educated in a Ragged School themselves. Founder of Hoxton Market Christian Mission.

Person, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Bill & Daphne Abbs

Bill & Daphne Abbs

NW6, Webheath Estate

In memory of Bill and Daphne Abbs, formerly chairman and secretary of Webheath Tenants Association for over 30 years, who worked tireless...

2 subjects commemorated
West India Docks - foundation stone

West India Docks - foundation stone

E14, Hertsmere Road

You have to admire the 1800 skill at sentence construction, and the confidence that others wold be equally skilled at reading the results.

5 subjects commemorated