The Twickenham plaque is mistaken about his role as founder of Twining's Tea, since that company was founded in 1706 by a Thomas Twining, born in 1675. The Twining's website shows no interest in their history but from the Twickenham museum we discover that this is Thomas II. Buried at St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham.
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Thomas Twining
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Garden of rest
Holly Road Garden of rest This garden was first laid out for public use in 19...
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Petticoat Lane Market
By 1608 this street was known as Peticote Lane for the second-hand clothes, etc. which were bought and sold here, right on the boundary with the City. In about 1830 the street name was changed to M...
Crosskey's Inn
In the late 1500s plays were performed in the inn-yard. The Inn was destroyed in the Great Fire.
Anthony Richard Petch
Anthony Richard Petch was born on 22 August 1945 in East Appleton, North Yorkshire, a son of Hugh Herbert Petch (1914-1996) and Peggie Petch née Smith (1921-1979). His birth was registered in the 4...
Inception Group
Company founded by Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling. It operates a group of theme bars, restaurants and clubs.
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Lucian Tapiede
Anglican from Papua New Guinea, was killed during the Japanese invasion.
Ladbroke Grove rail disaster / Paddington rail crash
Also referred to as the Paddington rail crash. At 8.06am, a Thames train bound for Bedwyn in Wiltshire left Paddington station. Two minutes later, as it sped along at 41mph, it went through a signa...
Lloyd's of London WW2 memorial
EC3, Leadenhall Street, 12
This arch was the entrance to Lloyd's 1928 building. 37 feet high, of Portland stone, it was retained and now, rather incongruously, sits...
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Hasmukh C. Parmar
United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. Hasmukh Chuckulal Parmar was born on 3 January 1953 in Nairobi, Kenya. He was married to his wife, Bharti...
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