Sir John Lyon was a wealthy City merchant and a grocer, and Lord Mayor of London 1554-5.
He was first cousin to John Lyon who founded The John Lyon School.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir John Lyon
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Tea industry - the City
Sir John Lyon House and the Tea Trade {Much of the text on this plaque is a ...
Other Subjects
Honsway C&E Foundation
We believe this is/was a commercial organisation with offices in Gerrard Street.
1 memorial
Lenthall Works
We cannot discover who or what Lenthal(l) is/was but apparently it Works.
1 memorial
Eagle Tavern
Spitlefields Life has an excellent write-up of the 19th century entertainment complex here.
2 memorials
William Whiteley
Entrepreneur and founder of Whiteley's department store on Queensway, now Whiteleys shopping centre. A bequest from his will formed Whiteley Village. Born in Yorkshire and, 1848, apprenticed to a ...
3 memorials
General Letter Office
We did not find the website of The British Postal Museum & Archive terribly helpful whereas The Wargrave Local History Society is far more informative and with reference to the GLO says: "Char...
1 memorial