Lord Mayor of London, 1675-6. Nephew of Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury. Master of the Drapers' Company 1676. Built a church in Paddington which was taken down in 1787. Sheldon Square, W2 is named for him.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Joseph Sheldon
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The Monument - east and south
{East face - Latin inscription with a bronze plaque below:} Translation of th...
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Sir Peter Studd
Lord Mayor in 1971. Excelled at cricket in his youth. In 1967, while Studd was Alderman Sheriff of the City of London, the 1831 London Bridge which had been sold to Arizona was installed in its n...
John Wilkes
A champion of English freedom, establishing the campaigning newspaper "The North Briton". In his 1754 'Essay on Woman' he wrote: 'Life can little more supply than just a few good f**ks and then w...
Charles Cheers, Baron Wakefield of Hythe CGE, LLD
Charles Cheers Wakefield was born and raised in Liverpool. (Cheers was his mother's maiden name). Became an oil-broker, founding his own firm in 1899, C.C. Wakefield & Co. later Wakefield Oil C...
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Alderman Michael Savory, Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor in 2005.
Henry Wallis
Mayor of London in 1282. Wikipedia gives "Henry le Waleys" as the name and says that he built the nave of the church of Grayfriars. Alchemipedia has a whole page about him.
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Surrey Iron Railway Company - Croydon, Reeves Corner
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The Croydon Guardian tells about this building being home to the 144-year old family furniture business House of Reeves. Both these plaqu...
Lucian Tapiede
Anglican from Papua New Guinea, was killed during the Japanese invasion.
J. & E. Hall, Dartford
Dartford-based factory founded by John Hall (1765-1836). From Dartford Archive: "In the early days the company specialised in heavy foundry-based engineering. Later on, the company developed a spec...
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