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Twinning

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Wikipedia explains about twin towns, etc.

Londonist have thoroughly researched the twin towns of London boroughs, which, thank heavens, means we don't have to.

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Twinning

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Twinned with Amsterdam

The two stations are at either end of the Dutchflyer rail-ferry service, via ...

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twinning with Clichy

This estate is called Clichy to mark the link established in 1957 between the...

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West Berlin street lamp - current plaque

Hammersmith & Fulham has been twinned with Neukolln (a borough of West Be...

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Metropolitan Water Board

Metropolitan Water Board

Taken over by Thames Water.

Group, Commerce, Engineering

1 memorial
Sir Nicholas Edwin Waterhouse KBE

Sir Nicholas Edwin Waterhouse KBE

Accountant. Son of Edwin Waterhouse. Entered Price Waterhouse in 1899 and rose to senior partner. Knighted 1920 for his service in WW1, in which, due to an injured knee he worked in the War Office....

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
Frederick Horniman

Frederick Horniman

Tea merchant, benefactor and politician. Born Frederick John Horniman at Bridgwater, Somerset. He inherited his father's tea business, which by 1891 was described as the biggest tea firm in the wor...

Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Museums / Libraries, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, India, Sri Lanka

3 memorials
Bella Burge

Bella Burge

Bella was married to boxer (and bank robber, see OldTimeMusicHall) Dick Burge.  They took on the lease of the Surrey Chapel, an ex-chapel which had become a boxing ring in 1910.  Renamed "The Ring"...

Person, Commerce, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Sir Simon Manwaring Robertson

Sir Simon Manwaring Robertson

Banker and businessman.  Simon Manwaring Robertson was born on 4 March 1941, the eldest of the three children of David Lars Manwaring Robertson CVO (1917-1999) and Pamela Lauderdale Robertson née ...

Person, Commerce, Philanthropy

1 memorial