Merchant in the City of London. Founded City of London School for Girls.
In his will, dated 3 June 1881, left £20,000 to the City of London towards a girls' high school, the residue 'to be applied and expended in the erection and maintaining of some institution and the creation of some fund for the benefit of the poorer classes.' Funds from his will were also used for the maintenance of Queen's Park.
Buried at St Matthews Church Brixton which has a substantial monument in the front forecourt.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William Ward (benefactor)
Site of the City of London School for Girls founded by William Ward, 1894 to ...
Headteacher of Christ Church Primary School, 1992 - 2009. The image comes from a 2010 interview.
Now called Carew Academy. It teaches pupils aged 7 to18, with a wide range of ability levels and additional learning and complex needs.
Private day school for young boys at 90 Queen's Gate, run by Orlando Henry Wagner (1867-1956) and his wife Monica. Operating before WW1 but we can't find start and end dates. An old boy, Michael Ma...
Written by William Johnson Cory. First performed in 1863, the first verse goes:. . . . Jolly boating weather, And a hay harvest breeze, Blade on the feather, Shade off the trees,...
English teacher, headmistress, women's rights advocate, magistrate, social worker and humanitarian. Born Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, she graduated with a first in English at Oxford University in 188...
{Top plaque:} To celebrate the silver jubilee of Elizabeth II 1952-1977 and the golden jubilee of the Chelsea Society 1927-1977 the old ...
Established in the East End as the Bedford Institute Association to act on Education, Religious Effort, Moral Training, and Relief of the sick and destitute. Named for the Quaker silk merchant and ...
Novelist, playwright. Born Somerset. Half-brother to Sir John Fielding. Lived in Bow Street and Essex Street. Play: The Miser. Novels: Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones. As magistrate he carried out a numb...
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