Person    | Male  Born 24/3/1715  Died 9/7/1785

William Strahan

The Aldersgate printer of John Wesley's Journal. Born Edinburgh. Also printed the works of Samuel Johnson, David Hume, Adam Smith and Edward Gibbon.

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William Strahan

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Aldersgate Flame

{On the west face:} Wednesday May 24 1738 "What occurred .......law of sin an...

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British Gas
1 memorial
Victor Tyre Company

Victor Tyre Company

See Ian Visits for the history of this short-lived company and an advertisement with the same image as the mosaic. Our advertisement, from Grace's Guide - a magnificent resource, shows a different ...

Group, Commerce, Transport

1 memorial
William Henry Reynolds

William Henry Reynolds

Electrical engineer and shop-keeper.

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
Barnet Emanuel Ltd

Barnet Emanuel Ltd

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Caledonian Market

Caledonian Market

Caledonian Cattle Market, built in 1855 by J. B. Bunning, and demolished after WW2. Caledonian Market was held in the area now partly occupied by Caledonian Park, the large area bounded by what ar...

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink

1 memorial

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Frank Meisler

Frank Meisler

Architect and sculptor. Born Danzig. Arrived in England via the Kindertransport. Active in 2006. Art Forum obit. Born in what was then Danzig and is now Gdansk, Poland. Meisler was himself one of t...

Person, Architecture, Sculpture, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Poland

1 memorial
Grosvenor Hotel - head 13

Grosvenor Hotel - head 13

SW1, Buckingham Palace Road, Grosvenor Hotel

This 1860 building, by architect James Knowles Snr, is studded with many portrait busts of which we believe only these 14 are representat...