A watch house was an early form of local police station but we've heard it said that this particular watch-house did at one time shelter the guards charged with preventing grave-robbing in the St Sepulchre graveyard. This is the last City of London watch-house standing.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Watch-house in Giltspur Street
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Other Subjects
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Private Joseph William Thomas Gale
Joseph William Thomas Gale was born on 14 April 1899 in Walworth, London, the second of the eight children of Joseph Frederick Cooper Gale (1872-1927) and Catherine Emma Gale née Storrar (1872-1955...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. Richards
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
P Goad
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Army Cadets
Summarised from Army Cadets: In 1859 the Volunteers were formed (forerunner to the Territorial Army). Some Volunteer units formed Cadet Companies. 1860 Octavia Hill, assisted in the formation of ...
1 memorial
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