Person    | Male  Born 13/12/1832  Died 14/1/1898

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 largest hotel in the City. More on this hotel at A London Inheritance. 1887 Master of the Company of Spectacle Makers. 1888 the first Catholic Lord Mayor of London since the Reformation. A founder of the Guildhall School of Music. Lived at Cornwall Gardens, Earl's Court.

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Sir Polydore de Keyser

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Smithfield Fish Market opened

This market was opened on November 7th 1888 by the Right Honourable Sir Polyd...

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Mrs Anna Ross

Mrs Anna Ross

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Courage brewery - Horselydown Lane

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Sebastian Earl

Sebastian Earl

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May Fair

May Fair

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Bloomsbury/Ridgmount Petrol Station

Bloomsbury/Ridgmount Petrol Station

As one of the last local petrol stations in London, it was nominated for listing, but the proposal was turned down. Instead it was converted into a branch of the Byron Burger chain, which has since...

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John Howard - WC1

John Howard - WC1

WC1, Great Ormond Street, 23

LCC John Howard, 1726 - 1790, prison reformer lived here.

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