SKDocks gives a brief introduction to the history of the area. A London Inheritance have done their usual thorough job with lots of images.
In the 1976 film To the Devil a Daughter Richard Widmark's character has a flat here so you see inside a converted warehouse. Also, during a chase, Widmark gets to operate the retractable Telford Bridge, which is quite slow-going but he still catches the run-away. This was replaced in 1994 so the one on film is earlier, possibly the original?
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Katharine Docks
The Tea Trade at St Katharine Docks This plaque commemorates 335 years of th...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
St Katharine Docks
This inscription is on a large slate stone positioned in the ground at the en...
The information states that the sculpting was done "on this site", but the Co...
2014: We've corrected the British Engineerium Trust web address on the panel ...
St John’s Wood was once part of the Great Forest of Middlesex. Until the end of the eighteenth century (when plans for residential development first appeared) it remained in agricultural use. By 17...
The original Jubilee Market, to the left of this Jubilee Market Hall, was erected in 1904.
John Thomas Pedder was born in 1823 in Romford, Essex, the second of the eighteen children of Daniel Pedder (1799-1876) and Mary Ann Pedder née Dunnings (1801-1869). His father was a leather currie...
Art dealer and importer as "E. E. Pither and Sons". 1881 "Commission Agent" living with his mother and brother. 1882-99 operated out of various addresses in the area including 53 and 38 Mortimer S...
One of London's oldest markets. Started trading in 17th century and was known locally as "Squalors Market". This information, on the plaque, comes from Wikipedia. We can't add to it.
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement, that started in the US, that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people....
Founded to record and commemorate over 335 years of the World’s tea trade in London. Feb 2018 City Matters reported that "a statue recognising the City’s pivotal position in the tea trade planned ...
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