Person    | Male  Born 1725  Died 24/4/1785

Sam House

Sam House

Publican of The Intrepid Fox in Wardour Street where he died. An ardent supporter of the politician, Charles Fox he named his pub after him.
A family tree website carries a transcription of "The Life of Sam House" published a short while after Sam's death in 1785. It's quite long so we've only scanned it but he appears to have been very active socially and politically, and an eccentric.

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Sam House

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Sam House

1784 is the date of the election when the publican supported Fox's campaign.

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Chinara Enterprises

Chinara Enterprises

An organisation that provides a wide range of expertise in workforce development and organisational development.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Shell UK

Shell UK

The Shell Ball is a lovely piece of modern sculpture that's not a memorial so we can't 'collect' it for London Remembers.  But Ornamental Passions (bless them) have posted it  and we want to provid...

Group, Commerce, Industry

2 memorials
Barnet Emanuel Ltd

Barnet Emanuel Ltd

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Jahncke Ltd

Jahncke Ltd

From National Archives: "Tin box manufactures of Canonbury Works, Dorset Street, Islington {later renamed Dove Street}. Founded in 1873 by Ernest Jahncke and incorporated in 1893. Bryant and May ac...

Group, Commerce, Industry

1 memorial
Great fire of Tooley Street

Great fire of Tooley Street

From the picture source website: "The fire started in consignment of jute stored at Scovell's warehouse at Cotton's Wharf. This was the biggest of all the peacetime fires in the port: it raged for ...

Event, Armed Forces, Commerce, Tragedy

2 memorials