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 James Miller

Sir James Miller

Housebuilder and politician. Born Edinburgh. Lord Mayor of London, D.L.LL.D. He is to the left in the 1965 picture, wearing the Lord Mayor's chain, where he is being installed as Honorary Commodore...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Property, Scotland

1 memorial
John James Baddeley

John James Baddeley

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.  The photo shows him as Mayor of London, 1921. 2022: Spitalfields Life has splendid post all about Baddeley and his work. Aged 14 he was appre...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
James Clarke Lawrence

James Clarke Lawrence

MP for Lambeth from 1865, and Lord Mayor 1868-9. In 1887 he and his brother Edwin funded a new building in Kensington for the Unitarians, see Essex Street Chapel. His nephew was Frederick Pethick-L...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir George Robert Tyler

Sir George Robert Tyler

Lord Mayor 1893-4.  According to Wikipedia he so impressed the Belgians during a state visit that they named a street in Antwerp in his honour as 'Rue lord mayor Tyler' but GoogleMaps knows nothing...

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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BBC Tower

BBC Tower

N22, South Terrace

The BBC (who else?) have a good post about their time here. Pity this plaque had no room to mention John Logie Baird.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Sir Bertram Mackennal

Sir Bertram Mackennal

Born in Melbourne, Australia. Came to London to study at the British Museum and the Royal Academy. Also spent some time in Paris where he was influenced by Rodin. Was an associate member of the Roy...

Person, Sculpture, Australia

4 memorials
Bowler plaque - Silk Design (A)

Bowler plaque - Silk Design (A)

E1, Fournier Street

The plaque shows a detail from a design for the silk fabric produced in Spitalfields. We believe the design shows a pomegranate in the Ja...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
R. Mackay

R. Mackay

Chairman of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society in 1900.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial