From British History: "...'Pope's Head', mentioned as early as the reign of Edward IV. Here, in the reign of Henry VI., wine was sold at a penny a pint, without charge for bread."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Pope’s Head Tavern
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CI - 6 - Wine
Pope’s Head Tavern in existence in 1756 belonged to Merchant Taylor’s Company...
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Midland Bank
Founded as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Birmingham. Expanded to become the London City and Midland Bank in 1891, and Midland Bank Ltd in 1923. In 1992, it was taken over by HSBC who had phase...
Brixton Challenge
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Roman warehouse
The picture source says "Near the Courage Brewery Site archaeologists found the complete wooden floor of a riverside warehouse. Nothing like this has been found anywhere else. The basement would ha...
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Marine Police
E1, Wapping High Street, 98-100
The Latin motto "Primus Omnium" translates as "first of all", referring to the fact that the Marine Police was established over 30 years ...
Colonial Office - B12 - Elizabeth
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...
Reburied parliamentarians
SW1, Broad Sanctuary, St Margarets
When Charles II was restored to the throne he issued Royal Warrant, dated 9 September 1661 which brought about the disinterment of the bo...
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