Probably born Tenterden, Kent.
Printer, in 1474, producing the first book printed in English "The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye".
Died Westminster.
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William Caxton
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Caxton Hall - head 2 - Caxton
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London A - Z
London street guide. First developed by Phyllis Pearsall, it now covers the Greater London area, roughly within the M25. The picture shows the cover of the first edition.
1 memorial
Harry Fox
Fox and Henry Moss both had small factories making fashion garments. They met on a cruise and, inspired by the Lord John boutique on Carnaby Street, decided to open a girls and women's boutique on...
1 memorial
Freeform Arts Trust
Free Form is unique in providing the full range of arts and creative services for the built environment to place art at the heart of urban regeneration.
5 memorials
'Father' Henry Willis
Organ builder. Born north-west London. His first London workshop was in Foundling Terrace, Gray's Inn Road. Then when he got the commission to build the large organ for the Great Exhibition he move...
1 memorial
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A. B. Burton Foundry
Founder based in Thames Ditton. From Exploring Surrey's Past: The foundry was established in Summer Road, Thames Ditton, in 1874 by Cox and Sons, ecclesiastical suppliers, to cast ornaments and st...
10 memorials
A. Allsop
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
ORP Dragon
Former Cruiser in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
1 memorial
Sloane Court East V1 bomb
The V1 bomb arrived at 7.47 on a Monday morning, landing at the top end of Sloane Court East destroying many buildings and many lives. The extent of the physical damage can easily be seen by lookin...
2 memorials
Henry White
Edited the Sunday Times, from the first edition in 1822.
1 memorial
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