The bookseller and author who, in 1763, introduced Dr Samuel Johnson to James Boswell at his house in Russell Street. He took to bookselling after failing as an actor.
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Thomas Davies
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Boswell and Johnson
In this house, occupied by Thomas Davies, bookseller, Dr Samuel Johnson first...
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Rawthmell's Coffee House
Braxton's Coffee House (1702) at no.24 Henrietta Street became Rawthmell's Coffee House in 1715 and later moved to no.25, where the (R)SA first met. The image shows the painting by Anna Katrina Zi...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Mercers' Company
Records go back to 1348. From the Guild‘s website: "In its widest sense mercery could describe all merchandise, although in London the term evolved to mean the trade specifically in luxury fabrics,...
5 memorials
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Charles 3rd Earl Stanhope
Politician and scientist. Born in London and educated at Eton and the University of Geneva, Switzerland. A brief browse on the web brought up Stanhope's name in association with inventions in the f...
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The Sailing of the Mayflower
The ship that carried pilgrims from Britain to the New World. There were 102 passengers on board, who were mainly English, but included some Dutch and a Frenchman. It sailed from Plymouth, England....
4 memorials
St Mary Bothaw
EC4, Cannon Street, Cannon Street Station
Previously installed on blue tiles in the old station, this plaque was re-erected here, at the entrance to the new station, in August 2012.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Amsterdam 700th Anniversary
W9, Warwick Avenue
The map gives a clue as to what that 'special relationship' is all about.
2 subjects commemorated
Prince Metternich
SW1, Eaton Square, 44
Greater London Council Prince Metternich, 1773 - 1859, Austrian statesman, lived here in 1848.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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