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Rugby Estate

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An area of land in Holborn owned by Rugby School. Lawrence Sheriff acquired the land in the 16th century and left it for the support of almshouses and a school. See there for more information.

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Rugby Estate

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Rugby Estate

Unveiled by A. N. Wilson, an historian educated at Rugby, as part of the 450t...

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Tudor House

Tudor House

There seems to be confusion between this building on St Leonard’s Street, demolished c.1900, and Bromley Hall, which is still extant on the Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road. The normally very trustwo...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Sir Charles Morgan

Sir Charles Morgan

In 1792 Charles Gould (1726 – 1806), lawyer and politician, married Jane Morgan and in 1792 inherited her family’s property in Tredegar, Wales. At the same time he changed his name to Morgan and wa...

Person, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial
Mount Anvil

Mount Anvil

Property developers 

Group, Property

1 memorial
Worcester House - City

Worcester House - City

From Louis Zettersten: WORCESTER WHARF – Here stood in the 15th century Worcester House, belonging to the Earls of Worcester, but Stow records that the palace was "now divided into many tenements."...

Building, Liveries & Guilds, Property

1 memorial

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Essex Street Chapel and Essex Hall

Essex Street Chapel and Essex Hall

The first Unitarian service was preached by Theophilus Lindsey on 17 April 1774.  Supported by Joseph Priestley, Richard Price (see scientific life assurance) and others he used space recently vaca...

Building, Religion

2 memorials
Sports Heritage

Sports Heritage

It became part of what is now the Heritage Foundation.

Group, Sport / Games

3 memorials
My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Gordon Warnecke, written by Hanif Kureishi and directed by Stephen Frears. The story concerns Omar, a young Pakistani man living in London, and his reunion a...

Media, Cinema

1 memorial
Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Film and television director. Born Stephen Arthur Frears in Leicester. His many works include My Beautiful Laundrette, 'Prick up Your Ears' and 'The Queen'.  He had worked with The Scaffold early i...

Person, Cinema, TV & Radio

1 memorial