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Sir Robert Hanson

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Sir Robert Hanson

Lord Mayor of London 1672-3.

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Sir Robert Hanson

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The Monument - east and south

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Sir Alfred James Newton

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William Beckford, Alderman

William Beckford, Alderman

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1 memorial
Gerard Conyers

Gerard Conyers

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Imperial Camel Corps, Australian Contingent, 4th Battalion

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War dead, WW1
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St Luke's - 1972

St Luke's - 1972

EC1, Old Street

The facade of this building tells the history of the school. Each of the 4 gable ends carries a plaque with a dated event, reading from l...

1 subject commemorated
Amelia Edwards

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Person, Exploring, History, Egypt

1 memorial
P. A. Camm

P. A. Camm

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
West Square

West Square

SE11, West Square, Garden

The West Square Residents Association has provided an excellent history of this Square on a notice board at the gate. We have transcribed...

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