Group From 1903 To 1973

Metropolitan Water Board

Categories: Commerce, Engineering

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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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There has been street trading in this area since the sixteenth century. The current market specialises in African and Caribbean fruit and vegetables and household goods. East Street was, possibly, ...

Place, Commerce

1 memorial

Smithfield Fish Market opened

Thanks to (C) Peter Gregson for the picture.

Event, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial

Lehmann Gluckstein

Asher Lehmann Meyer Gluckstein was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. HIs family chose the surname Gluckstein (lucky stone) when living under Napoleonic rule in Bremen (now in Germany). As a you...

Person, Commerce, Food & Drink, Germany

1 memorial

Fred Reynolds

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was Assistant Secretary to a building committee in June 1912.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

Alexander McLeod

One of the founders (1868) of Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (RACS). First full-time secretary from 1882 until his death. He was the son of Skye crofters and served an apprenticeship of five y...

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Scotland

2 memorials

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Whiteley Village

A retirement village created with a bequest from William Whiteley. A charitable trust provides almshouses for people of limited financial means. From the Arts and Crafts Movement in Surrey: "The s...

Place, Property, Social Welfare

4 memorials

Israel Renson

The National Archives describe Renson as 'chemist and local historian" and give four paragraphs of his life story. In brief: of Russian descent, born in Scarborough Street E1, but in 1910 the famil...

Person, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial

Faranak

Artist based in Lambeth, active c.2018.

Person, Art

17 memorials

Greenwich Foot Tunnel

Pedestrian tunnel under the Thames designed by Sir Alexander Binnie, linking Greenwich town centre in the south with Island Gardens Park in the north. It is 1,215 feet (370.2 m) long and 50 feet (1...

Building, Engineering, Transport

3 memorials

Victoria Park Society

Tower Hamlets have a "copy of the Constitution, showing that the society was founded 11 May 1970". Founders included: Israel Renson and Peggy Temple. We've found reference to this group being acti...

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

2 memorials