Person    | Male  Born 18/11/1845  Died 20/6/1921

Sir Alfred James Newton

Lord Mayor of the City of London 1899-1900 and in that role instrumental in the creation of The City of London Imperial Volunteers who fought in the South African War. Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.

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Sir Alfred James Newton

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Queen Victoria visits The City

Victoria died on 22 January 1901, less than a year after this last visit to t...

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Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Halford

This design was used repeatedly to commemorate the dead of the City of London...

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Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening

In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...

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