Place    From 1686  To 25/6/1894

Tower Liberty

The area in and around the Tower which was free from the jurisdiction of the City of London. Initially the Liberties of the Tower were restricted to the area within its walls and the land on Tower Hill. Three territories were added by James II's charter of 1686: the Minories, the Artillery Ground and the Wellclose. The Liberties were formally abolished on 25 June 1894. OldLondonMaps gives a larger picture. British Listed Buildings gives more information about the markers, of which there are apparently 22 remaining. William Penn (of Pennsylvania fame) was born within the Liberty.

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Tower Liberty

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Tower Liberty

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Tower Liberty boundary

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Cllr. Ravi Govindia

Cllr. Ravi Govindia

Chairman of the Wandsworth Technical Services Committee 1994. June 2017 the leader of Wandsworth Council.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Daniel Greenaway

Daniel Greenaway

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
James Stillwell

James Stillwell

Trustee of the Norton Folgate almshouses in 1860.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
British Empire League

British Empire League

Formed in London with the purpose of promoting trade, communication, defence, etc. between the UK and the various colonies and India. We can find little information about the BEL; it may even stil...

Group, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Alderman J. E. A. King

Alderman J. E. A. King

Housing Committee Parmiter Street, 1926. Alderman and member of Housing Committee, Parmiter Street, and on the Bethnal Green Baths Committee in 1926. Member of the LCC and a Councillor on the Bethn...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials

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World War 2

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps.  And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

379 memorials
Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital

Founded by Thomas Guy in concept in 1721 but it was not until 6 January 1725 that the first sixty patients were admitted.  Aim 25 have a good summary of the history.  Guy's and St Thomas' are consi...

Place, Medicine

13 memorials
Laurence Pountney Church & Corpus Christi College

Laurence Pountney Church & Corpus Christi College

Sir John Poultney or de Pulteney was in the Drapers' Company, Lord Mayor 3 times in the period 1330-6, and had his house on the west of what is now Laurence Pountney Hill.  He founded Corpus Christ...

Building, Religion

1 memorial
London County Council

London County Council

Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a la...

Group, Politics & Administration

285 memorials