Founded originally as "The Horticultural Society of London" by seven friends including Sir Joseph Banks, Sir Charles Greville (Emma Hamilton's lover) John Wedgwood (the eldest son of Josiah Wedgwood I) , gathered together in a room above Hatchards Bookshop in Piccadilly. It was created as a Learned Society. Its aims, amongst others, were to collect and exchange information about plants and to encourage the improvement of horticultural practice.
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Royal Horticultural Society
At Messrs. Hatchard's in a house on this site The Royal Horticultural Society...
Susan Daniel Rose Bed
The Susan Daniel Rose Bed The roses in this flower bed are named after Susan ...
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Royal Horticultural Society
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Lawrence Hall - Baron Lambourne
The foundation stone of this building was laid 19th October 1926 by the Rt Ho...
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William Morris Company
Originally founded as Morris, Marshall, Faulkner and Co. in 1861 by William Morris and Pre-Raphaelite friends. It produced textiles, wallpapers, stained glass and tapestries, mainly with medieval-i...
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Gardening colleagues of Kevin Davis
Gardening colleagues of Kevin Davis.
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Kew Gardens
Officially, The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. They originated in the garden of Kew Park formed by Lord Capel John of Tewkesbury. They were extended by Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales and further...
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The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London'. In 2006 the name was changed from just 'Corporation of London' to disti...
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Waltham Forest Council
Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
34 memorials
War dead, WW1
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Roger Gaskell Hetherington
President of the Institution of Civil Engineers; Treasurer and Chairman of the Governors of Highgate School 1929 - 1944. Old Cholmeleian (i.e. educated at Highgate School).
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