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Sir Thomas Docwra

Categories: Property, Religion

Grand Prior of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, 1501-1527. In 1504 he rebuilt St John's Gate. We guess the Docwra family are descended from Sir Thomas or his family.

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Sir Thomas Docwra

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St John's Gate

When we first spotted this plaque it was brass and quite brief. Sometime arou...

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Peake Estates Ltd

Peake Estates Ltd

Real estate managers. According to the Companies House website this a private limited company that was incorporated on 25 March 1935. Their current (2024) registered office address is 172 Old Milto...

Group, Property

1 memorial
W. H. Vince (Construction) Ltd

W. H. Vince (Construction) Ltd

Building firm based in Richmond, active in 1969.

Group, Property

1 memorial
John Elger

John Elger

Architect, master builder and speculative developer. Active in London and Bedford.  From British History: "... a Bedford carpenter's son who had made his name in the 1820s and '30s as a speculative...

Person, Architecture, Property

1 memorial
Gathercole Bros.

Gathercole Bros.

Builders active in 1909.

Group, Property

1 memorial
St Joseph's Almshouses

St Joseph's Almshouses

Roman Catholic almshouses, funded by Joseph and Mary Knight.   Designed by Pugin, building began in 1847.  24 cottages were planned but only 18 built, in two blocks of 9, at the north-east corner o...

Building, Property, Social Welfare

2 memorials