Founded and then served for 46 years as Honorary Secretary and Chaplain of the German Hospital and was described in "Migration and Transfer from Germany to Britain, 1660-1914" as the "soul of the hospital". Also Honorary Secretary of the committee that built the extension.
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Rev. A Walbaum
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German Hospital - Duke of Cambridge
The Duke's name crops up quite often around here. Not surprising given his Ge...
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Cornelius Barham
Churchwarden of Christ Church Spitalfields, 1873 - 77 at least. Possibly the grocer who occupied nearby 56 Artillery Lane in 1859 - 1904. We also found Raven Road, Spitalfields given for him in 1877.
1 memorial
Leland Lewis Duncan
Historian, author and public servant. Born in Lewisham. He served in the War Office for forty years and was rewarded with an M.V.O. (Member of the Victorian Order) and an O.B.E. His interest in loc...
1 memorial
Sir Montagu Sharpe, KBE, KC, DL
Politician, lawyer, ornithologist and amateur archaeologist. Magistrate and Chairman of the Middlesex County Council. Born Paddington. Knighted in 1922 and became a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Middle...
Person, Benefactor, History, Law, Politics & Administration, Romans
4 memorials
Robert Besley
Alderman and Lord Mayor of London, 1869 - 70. Typefounder and and punchcutter, credited with cutting the first Clarendon, a fat typeface with thick slabs, the first ever registered typeface. The ...
2 memorials
Admiral, Viscount Samuel Hood, GCB
Naval officer. Born Somerset. Governor of of Greenwich Hospital, 1796 until his death.
1 memorial
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