Person    | Male  Born 1842  Died 1912

Sir Horatio David Davies

Lord Mayor of London (1897), Army officer and businessman. Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. Listed on the "opening" plaque as "Lieutt.Col." He was very successful running a number of restaurants and during his ownership the Pimms brand became an internationally renowned cocktail.

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Sir Horatio David Davies

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Cholmeley Boys Club

This stone was laid by Lt. Col. The Rt. Hon. Horatio D. Davies, MP, Lord Mayo...

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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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Sir William Hooker, Lord Mayor

Sir William Hooker, Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor of London, 1673-4. Moved to Greenwich in 1665 to escape the plague. President of the Guild of Master Grocers from 1679-1680, and President of St Thomas’ Hospital 1683 – 1688. Died The Gr...

Person, Lord Mayor

1 memorial
Sir Ralph Edgar Perring
2 memorials
Sir Polydore de Keyser

Sir Polydore de Keyser

Born Belgium. The family moved to London in 1842 and his father established De Keyser's Royal Hotel on the site of what is now Unilever House. The son joined the business and the hotel became the l...

Person, Commerce, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Belgium

1 memorial
Sir John Wollaston

Sir John Wollaston

Born at Perton in Staffordshire. His name varies in spelling: Wollaston or Woolaston. In London, apprenticed to the Goldsmiths' Company from 1604 to 1611. Achieved great wealth in the City of Londo...

Person, Benefactor, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
William Beckford, Alderman

William Beckford, Alderman

Lord Mayor of London 1762 and 1769. Born Jamaica. Inherited a fortune from the family slave-based business. Lived at 22 Soho Square (the house has been demolished) from 1751 until his death while t...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Jamaica

1 memorial

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Victor J. Whitaker

Victor J. Whitaker

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Drummer Thomas Booth

Drummer Thomas Booth

Thomas Booth was born circa 1894 in Nowgong, East India, a son of Thomas and Agnes Elizabeth Booth. On 31 March 1901 when the 1901 census was undertaken, he is shown as a 6-year-old boy living at ...

Person, Armed Forces, France, India

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Michael Tyrrell

Michael Tyrrell

Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Community Housing 1999 - 2016 when he stepped down. Social Housing gives: "Mr Tyrrell said he believes the organisation - which was deemed non-compliant on governa...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sub Officer Edward Alfred Hollet
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn

Composer of the Classical period - prominent and prolific.  Born Austria as Franz Joseph Haydn.  Aged 6 he was sent away to train as a musician. Worked primarily for the wealthy Esterházy family.  ...

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Austria

2 memorials