Created the Royal Exchange in 1566 where the Gresham family crest, a grasshopper, can be seen. Son of Richard Gresham who was a Lord Mayor of London but Thomas never was.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Thomas Gresham
Commemorated ati
Holborn Viaduct - Gresham
{On a granite plaque below the statue:} Sir Thomas Gresham, born c.1519, die...
Sir Thomas Gresham - Old Broad Street
In a house on this site lived Sir Thomas Gresham, 1519 - 1579. The Corporati...
Other Subjects
Fortune of War pub
The Golden Boy was originally attached to the front of this public-house and remains to mark the site. From 'The Italian Boy' by Sarah Wise we learnt that this pub was originally called The Naked ...
1 memorial
Worshipful Company of Brewers
Livery company. Their first royal charter was granted in 1438, although they had existed from the 13th century.
1 memorial
Pubs in Time
A scheme developed by The Campaign for Real Ale for erecting plaques on public houses that have featured in significant events in history.
2 memorials
June Aylward
Established the first antique shop on Portobello Road according to the plaque but we can find no corroborating evidence.
1 memorial
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Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
WC1, Mecklenburgh Square, 21
English Heritage Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, 1817 - 1898, Muslim reformer and scholar, lived here, 1869 - 1870.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
FCO - F unknown
SW1, Horse Guards Road, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign Office was completed in 1873 to the 1861 designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott, with Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt for the St James’s...
Surbiton war memorial - WW1 names and WW2
KT6, Ewell Road
There are several names at the bottom of the memorial which are not in alphabetical order. Presumably these were added after the memorial...
War dead | WW1
388 subjects commemorated
388 subjects commemorated
Ladbroke Grove rail disaster - monument
W10, Canal Way
The Sainsbury's plaques are on the wall to the right of the large bush in the centre of the photograph.
32 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
08 Croydon - Archbishop John Tillotson
CR9, Katharine Street, Croydon Public Library
Built in 1892 by Charles Henman Jr. this heavily decorated group of buildings makes up Croydon's Municipal buildings complex. The buildin...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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