Founded by Wallace Waite, Arthur Rose and David Taylor as a small Acton grocers, Waite, Rose and Taylor. Taylor left the business and in 1908 the name Waitrose was adopted. It was taken over by John Lewis in 1937, but retained its separate identity, and opened its first supermarket in 1955 in Streatham.
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Surbiton clock tower
{Plaque beneath a medallion of King Edward VII:} Coronation clock tower - a s...
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St Saviour’s Dock
Our picture source, HSomerville provides a thorough history of this area and says "St Saviour's Dock was created in the 13th century by the Cluniac monks of Bermondsey Abbey."
1 memorial
Robert Horner
Last private owner of Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market. Came from Essex, worked in the market and managed to buy the lease in 1875. Forced to sell to the City of London in 1920.
2 memorials
Ray Green
First Chairman and Trustee of the Jubilee Market Traders Committee.
1 memorial
Andrew Gibb
Ship-repairer and philanthropist. Born in Glasgow. After serving his apprenticeship in shipbuilding, he came to London to ply his trade. He was deacon of St Mark's Presbyterian Church in Greenwich,...
1 memorial
Covent Garden Market
The piazza, created in 1630 by Inigo Jones for Francis the 4th Earl of Bedford, attracted stalls and hawkers so in 1670 the 5th Earl decided to formalise and profit from the situation and obtained ...
2 memorials
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those killed and injured by the WW2 bomb on Bullivant's Wharf
See Bullivant's Wharf - WW2 bomb for details of the event. The excellent Isle of Dogs - Past Life, Past Lives gives the list (from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Civilian Victims) of 41 ...
1 memorial
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