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The Economist
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James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
The Economist
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James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
Lord Drogheda
{Plaque on wall to left of sculpture reads:} Eclipse by Angela Conner. The ...
Other Subjects
Horizon Magazine
An influential literary and art magazine. From a pdf issued for the unveiling: "... Stephen Spender joined Cyril Connolly and the wealthy patron Peter Watson in 1939 to set up Horizon at 6 Selwyn H...
Martha Gellhorn
American novelist, travel writer, and journalist, considered one of the great war correspondents of the 20th century. Gellhorn reported on virtually every major world conflict that took place durin...
William Tegetmeier
Naturalist and journalist. Born William Bernhardt Tegetmeier at High Street, Colnbrook Buckinghamshire. A founding member of the Savage Club, and a writer and journalist. He befriended Charles Darw...
William Thomas Stead
Campaigning journalist and spiritualist. Born Northumberland. Committed to the peace movement, women's rights, civil liberties. As part of his campaign against juvenile prostitution he 'bought' 12 ...
Person, Gender Issues, Journalism / Publishing, Paranormal, Peace, Tragedy
First printed bible in English
James Nicholson, a printer residing at St Thomas' Hospital was granted a license by Henry VIII to print the New Testament in Latin and in English and it was printed in 1537. However it's not clear...
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Leadenhall Market
EC3, Leadenhall Market
Leadenhall Market The meat and fish Market first occupied a series of courts, behind the grand lead-roofed city mansion of Nevill House o...
Morland Estate WW2 bomb
E8, Richmond Road, Morland Estate
The inscription reference to "war everywhere" was chosen in recognition of the fact that many people living on the Morland Estate now are...
Willliam Colbeck
Explorer. Born at 8 Myton Place, Hull. He made several expeditions to Antarctica, including one which convinced him of the best route to the south pole. This was later followed by Roald Amundsen, w...
P&O office 122 Leadenhall Street
In 1848 P&O moved into their new purpose-built offices at no. 122, designed by Beachcroft. In P&O soon bought numbers 123, 124 and 125 Leadenhall Street and expanded their building, also ad...
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