Person    | Male  Born 1622  Died 26/2/1704

Sir Robert Geffrye

Alderman, merchant and slave trader. From Cornwall, possibly Landrake. DOB uncertain. A member of the Ironmongers' Company and Lord Mayor, 1685-6. Married but produced no children and his wife predeceased him. His will thus left the bulk of his estate to a number of charities including the founding of the Geffrye almshouses which in 1914 were re-opened as a museum of furniture and furniture-making.

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Sir Robert Geffrye

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Sir Robert Geffrye

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St Luke's - 1887

St Luke's - 1887

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Unveiled by councillor Carolyn Keen, Lord Mayor of Westminster.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
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The plaque was unveiled by Eric Sykes.

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Herman Wallace

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This tile is about 4" square. It has been guerrilla-stuck to the wall just above the white 1911 City of Westminster mile marker, which c...

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