Founded as the North Surrey Gas Company, it became the Crystal Palace District Gas Company before changing to its final name in 1904. It amalgamated with various other companies and was nationalised in 1949.
Sir George Livesey was Chair from 1890.
Brian Simmons Flickr page is very informative.
1884 map showing the area supplied.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
South Suburban Gas Company
The monument, designed by Sydney March, is grade II Listed. Prior to 2012 Goo...
In 1887 Bostall Farm was bought by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society and run to provide vegetables for the Co-op shops and food for the Society’s horses and pigs. By 1899 it had been decided t...
Self-proclaimed "oldest pub in Marylebone". Some information can be found at Stonch's Beer Blog.
Antiquarian booksellers at 84 Charing Cross Road, an address made famous through the book by Helene Hanff.
Born Aberdeen. An authoritative figure in the Victorian banking community, he co-founded the Association of Country Bankers and was a founder and trustee of the Institute of Bankers. He was a champ...
From Regent Antiques: "Described themselves as ‘furnishing ironmongers’ and had large premises on Cheapside in London from 1845 to 1907. They sold a very large range of metalware items for the home...
Biographer. Date of birth approximate. He married Sir Thomas More’s daughter Margaret in 1521 and wrote More’s biography. He was a member of several parliaments between 1529 and 1558.
Publican of The Intrepid Fox in Wardour Street where he died. An ardent supporter of the politician, Charles Fox he named his pub after him. A family tree website carries a transcription of "The Li...
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