Person    | Male  Born /1/1640  Died 6/2/1722

Sir Thomas Abney

Categories: Property

Merchant and banker.  Born in Willesley, then in Derbyshire but now in Leicestershire. One of the first directors of the Bank of England. Lord Mayor of London 1700-01. That was an exciting time for him. He married his second wife Mary Gunston in 1700, and the following year she inherited what became Abney House and Park. 

For thirty-six years Dr Isaac Watts was kept by the Abneys as their house guest, easily beating Dr Samuel Johnson who managed only 16 years with the Thrales.

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Sir Thomas Abney

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Isaac Watts statue

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St Marys Newington clock tower

St Marys Newington clock tower

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Bovis Ltd

Bovis Ltd

Contractors active 1926.

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Bedford Estates

Bedford Estates

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St Mary’s Girls' Club

St Mary’s Girls' Club

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Bucklersbury House

Bucklersbury House

Architect Owen Campbell-Jones. Built in 1958. RIBA hasa good picture of the Hutton panels in situ and provides: "At 15 storeys, Bucklersbury House was the first tall slab to be built following the ...

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Toy Inn

Toy Inn

Its name derives from the fact that it was situated by the tow path on the Thames. Although the plaque says that it was built for Oliver Cromwell's troops, it actually originated as a hostelry for ...

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