In 1560 Sir Francis Knollys leased the land where the Old Admiralty Building now stands to build a house which later became known as Wallingford House. In 1622 George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, the Lord High Admiral, purchased Wallingford House and so began an association between the site and the direction of the Royal Navy that lasted for some 350 years. Sir Christopher Wren recommended this site for the first planned Admiralty Office, which opened in 1695.
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Wallingford House
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Old Admiralty Building
In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...
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1 memorial
Tower Hamlets Housing Action Trust
Housing action trusts were non-departmental public bodies, set up to redevelop some of the poorest council housing estates in England's inner-city suburbs.
1 memorial
redevopment of Stonebridge Estate
Not to be confused with the Stonebridge Estate in Brent which sounds very rough but if you believe Iain Sinclair, in 1991 the one in Haggerston was not much better. Wikimapia shows the boundaries...
1 memorial
Craft Court
Small apartment block in Cambridge Grove, Hammersmith, named for William and Ellen Craft. The ground floor being occupied by the Shepherds Bush Housing Group.
1 memorial
2 memorials
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Camille Pissarro - Kew
TW9, Gloucester Road, 10a
Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903) French impressionist, stayed here in 1892.
1 subject commemorated
Lincoln Stanhope Wainright
He came to St Peter's Church, London Docks in 1873, and devoted himself to providing the local people with schools, clubs and medical facilities. On one occasion he gave away his own clothes to a n...
1 memorial
1 memorial
George Orwell
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a British colonial civil servant. Joined the Indian imperial police in Burma but left in 1927 and decided to become a writer. ...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio, Bengal, Burma, France, India, Spain
12 memorials
Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women
From their website: "With over 120,000 Jews having served in the British Armed Forces during the World Wars, AJEX JMA is here to ensure that their immense contribution is never forgotten. Our aims ...
5 memorials
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