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William Abbot

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William Abbot

Benefactor. The 'Carpinter' on the plaque is thought to indicate his livelihood rather than his surname.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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William Abbot

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Hopkin Morris cottages

A small plaque to the right of the lower plaque reads 'Renovated 1974 London ...

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From British History Online we've learnt that lordships are something that could be bought and sold. The Tottenham lordships were tied in with Bruce Castle, until Thomas Smith got involved. Smith l...

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President Reagan Memorial Fund Trust UK

President Reagan Memorial Fund Trust UK

Registered as a charity in 2009, with objectives commensurate with the erection of a statue to Reagan, which it indeed went on to do.  Jennifer Elias was Chairman of the Trustees during that time.

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John Whitgift

John Whitgift

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Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch

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Rotherhithe Tunnel Airshaft

Rotherhithe Tunnel Airshaft

The building contains a staircase down to the tunnel and pedestrian footpath. The photograph is of this airshaft's partner on the north bank.

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Peter the Great Company of St Petersburg

Peter the Great Company of St Petersburg

We can find nothing about this but guess it is some offshoot of the Russian embassy.

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Greenwich roundels - Howe

Greenwich roundels - Howe

SE10, King William Walk, Discover Greenwich (Royal Naval College, Pepys Building)

The roundels on the north, river-facing, frontage are occupied by, left to right: Anson, Drake, Cook, Howard, Blake, Benbow, Sandwich, Ro...

1 subject commemorated
Mosaics - William and Mary

Mosaics - William and Mary

EC4, New Change, One New Change - roof terrace

One New Change: "The mosaics were originally located within the main entrance lobby of the New Change Building, a home to Bank of England...

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Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

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