Architect. Born Edinburgh. Returned from a Grand Tour to London in 1759. Won the competition to build Blackfriars Bridge, including the approach roads from the north and the south, each with a square at their bridge ends, and St George's Circus with its obelisk. Surveyor to the New River Company and to St Paul's Cathedral.
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Robert Mylne
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St George's Circus - obelisk
Diamond Geezer has a very good post on this piece of street furniture but, su...
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George Lethbridge
Architect known for his war memorial designs. Born Devon. Married Jessie Naismith Morton (sister of Sarah Reid Anderson) in Edinburgh and they had seven children, the third born was the architect J...
2 memorials
John Edward Sears
Architect and politician. Studied architecture at University College London and the Royal Academy Schools, and was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1889. Elected to the...
2 memorials
John Loudon
Garden and cemetery designer, city planner. Born Scotland as John Claudius Loudon. Studied biology, botany and agriculture. Came to London in 1803. His many publications include: Observations on La...
1 memorial
Michael Ventris
Architect and decipherer of Linear B script. While still at school he heard about the discovery of Knossos by Arthur Evans, and about the undeciphered Linear B script on the tablets. This mystery ...
1 memorial
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King George V
Reigned: 1910 - 1936. Born third in line to the throne, after his father (who became King Edward VII) and his elder brother Prince Albert Victor, who died early. Crowned on 22 June 1911. Married ...
50 memorials
British Broadcasting Corporation
Also known as the BBC or more affectionately, the Beeb. Founded as the British Broadcasting Company on 18 October 1922 to do test radio transmissions from Marconi House in the Strand. On 14 Nove...
38 memorials
1 memorial
Thomas James Clements
1883, Trustee of Lopping Hall, Loughton. According to G. Sludge, ".. a tea broker".
1 memorial
Herbert Barlow Nightingale
Footballer. Born in Silvertown and known as 'Nobby'. He worked for the local electrical engineering company Seimens, and played for Charlton Athletic football club. In WWI, he signed up with the Ro...
1 memorial
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