Sir Hugh Neville owned the Manor of Leadenhall including his mansion Neville House. He set up a small food fair on the grounds in 1309 and this grew into Leadenhall Market. Which suggests it is just a coincidence that the Roman forum (marketplace) was sited here.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Neville House
Commemorated ati
Leadenhall Market
Leadenhall Market The meat and fish Market first occupied a series of courts,...
Other Subjects
Wereldhave
A leading independent property company with an internationally diversified real estate portfolio in Europe and the United States.
1 memorial
Joshua Flesher Hanson
Developer and builder. British History Online says that in 1823 he bought "over thirteen acres which was advertised for sale as building ground". That site has a map showing the area, which include...
1 memorial
Lloyd's of London 1928 building
Lloyd's first purpose-built premises, at 12 Leadenhall Street. Needing more space Lloyds commissioned the 1958 building, where the Willis building now stands. The 1928 building was demolished to ma...
1 memorial
Bolton Gardens, 2
Bolton Gardens where Potter lived was a row of houses on the south side of Old Brompton Road, now occupied by Bousfield Primary School. The 1933 picture shows just a section of number 2, at the le...
1 memorial
Surrey County Cinema
Originally called the Surrey County Theatre, it was renamed as a cinema in 1929, and in 1947, it became the 'Gaumont'. The auditorium has since been demolished, but the entrance and foyer were reta...
1 memorial
Previously viewed
Islington Council
The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database has a list of memorials in Islington. There are also lists of Conflict / Event / Incident, each with an associated list ...
71 memorials
Octavia Hill seat
GU8, near Hascombe, Hydon's Ball
Well outside the M25, by no stretch of the rules is this in London but Octavia is a London person so we had to collect this giant seat wh...
1 subject commemorated
Royal Victoria Music Hall
E3, Old Ford Road, 234
Our photos were taken in 2018, just before a new, attached, building was constructed, where the hedge is. Happily one section of the 1867...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Guy's War Memorial
SE1, Great Maze Pond, Guy's Hospital - Memorial Park
Unveiled by the Duke of York
War dead, Civilian war dead | WW1, WW2
228 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
228 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Billy Fury
Singer-songwriter. Born Liverpool as Ronald William Wycherley. Hits include: "Halfway to Paradise" and "Jealousy". Produced for a time by Joe Meek. His girlfriend, the singer Lee Middleton late...
2 memorials
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them