Henry Doubleday, 1808 - 1875, the naturalist and lepidopterist, lived in the original grocery shop on this site.
Epping U.D.C.
CM16, High Street Epping, 271
The plaque is at the side of the building, in Buttercross Lane.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Henry Doubleday
Doubleday's father was a grocer and following his death Doubleday managed the...
Naturalist. Born at 62 (the site of which is now number 271) High Street, Epp...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Henry Doubleday
Successor to the Epping Rural District Council, which in turn became Epping T...
Tallow Chandlers Hall The Company has occupied this site since 1476.
From the Imperial College website: The Royal College of Science building was completed in 1906 ….. The building was designed by architect...
London County Council Aubrey House stands on the site of Kensington Wells an early 18th century spa. Former residents include, Sir Edward...
The Magic Circle was founded on this site at Pinoli's Restaurant by twenty-three magicians on July 1st 1905. British Plaque Trust
Simon Callow did the unveiling honours. There seems to be a battle going on in Wikipedia as to whether Gaumont or Nordisk were the first...
Designed by Francis Octavius Bedford. Unusually it is orientated north-south instead of east-west. This is because of a stipulation at the time that no building in Lower Norwood should be built wit...
The inscription was written by the Rev. T. W. Weare, Under-Master of Westminster 1841-1861. Our information comes from Westminster Abbey...
Westminster City Council Dr. James Yearsley, MD, MRCS, LRCP, 1805 - 1869, founded the Metropolitan Ear Institute here in 1838. Mr. Ronn...
From an information board in the square: "The statue of Lord George Bentinck, descendant of Lord Harley, devotee of the Turf, and politic...
The plaques are at the entrance to the ticket hall.
