Spitalfields Life, our picture source, says: "Becoming the Red Lion Tavern after his {Culpeper's} death, the building was demolished in the eighteen-forties as part of road widening when Commercial St was cut through to carry traffic from the docks." And has a map showing the streets at the time and other information about the house.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Red Lion House
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Nicholas Culpeper
Nicholas Culpeper (1616 - 1654) physician, herbalist, astrologer and writer, ...
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Southern Housing Group
Initially the Samuel Lewis Housing Trust, set up after the death of the founder in 1901. Their first housing development was in Liverpool Road, Islington. From their website: "As one of southern E...
3 memorials
Suffolk House / Suffolk Place - SE1
From British History On-line 1: The Brandon family had a residence on this site from at least about 1450. From British History On-line 2: "It was ornamented with turrets and cupolas, and enriched ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Mary Anne Clarke's house
We think Clarke lived in 1803 in the house that can be seen to the left (west) of this church. See the plaque page for why we think this. And that the Duke of York frequently visited her here.
1 memorial
Sir Raymond Unwin
Born Whiston, near Rotherham. Architect & town planner. With his partner Barry Parker he designed Letchworth Garden City in 1903 and Hampstead Garden Suburb in 1907. Died in Connecticut, where ...
2 memorials
Previously viewed
1 memorial
Bow Fair Field
E3, Fairfield Road
Bow Fair Field Site of the annual Whitsun fair stopped in 1823 due to rowdyism and vice. Bow Heritage Trail
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)
The Young Pretender. Bonnie Prince Charlie. Born Rome of a rich Polish mother. Grandson of King James II who, being Catholic, was driven out of Britain, thus setting the scene for the Jacobite upr...
2 memorials
garment and textile industries in the East End
The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th century when Flemish artisans set up dye works on the River Lea. In the late 17th century the Huguenots arrived in Spitalfield...
4 memorials
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