Established to meet the educational, cultural and social needs of a community working within the burgeoning print industry of the Victorian era. The Londonphile has visited and photographed the inside of this interesting building.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Bride Foundation Institute
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St Bride Foundation Institute
St Bride Foundation Institute The memorial stone of the St Bride Foundation ...
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Evening Standard
Founded as The Standard it was first printed at 5 New Bridge Street, Blackfriars.
3 memorials
Daily Courant
First daily newspaper to be published in England. Published by Elixabeth Mallet from rooms above the White Hart in Fleet Street. 2022: Londonist, rightly, draws attention to the fact that this, Br...
2 memorials
Frost Fairs
There are records of the Thames freezing over as far back as CE 250. The piers of old London Bridge were broad and close together, meaning that they could get easily blocked creating a dam which wo...
1 memorial
Joseph Whitaker
Born in London, apprenticed to a bookseller aged fourteen. With experience of a number of firms he set up his own publishing business. 1858 launched The Bookseller. 1869 published the first issue o...
1 memorial
Ruth First
South African freedom fighter. Born Johannesburg. Married Slovo in 1949. Killed by a parcel bomb addressed to her in Mozambique where she was living in exile.
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Nationalism, Race Issues, Africa, South Africa
1 memorial