Mural

Samuel Jones and Company

Inscription

{In large lettering below the tiled butterfly:}
Camberwell Beauty

This magnificent tiled butterfly is indeed a Camberwell Beauty. Moved here after 1982 from a nearby Peckham factory for Samuel Jones and Company. Their business premises in Peckham were extensive.

Site: Camberwell Library and Baths (4 memorials)

SE5, Wells Way

The library is the northern building, pools to the south.  The Library plaque is below the bay window. The Baths plaque is on the white stone between the two entrances. They were laid on the same day.

The entrance to the library is around the northern corner, in what is now Burgess Park. The entrance to the Baths, on Wells Road, is delightfully ornamented with carvings by Gunthorpe and Horsman of mermaids in watery foliage clutching their tails, and faces of a boy and of a girl peering out from behind similar foliage, appropriately above the words 'Men' and 'Women'.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Samuel Jones and Company

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Samuel Jones and Company

A stationery firm founded in 1810 by Edward Jones. A Museum of London photo s...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Samuel Jones and Company

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Royal Doulton / Doulton Potteries

Ceramic manufacturing company. Began with a factory at Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Camberwell Baths

Camberwell Baths

Borough of Camberwell Lady Llangattock laid this foundation stone of these pu...

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Camberwell Library

Camberwell Library

Borough of Camberwell Public Library This foundation stone was laid July 25 1...

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Passmore Edwards Library, Baths and Washhouse

Passmore Edwards Library, Baths and Washhouse

Passmore Edwards Library, Baths and Washhouse a 'one-stop shop', opened in 19...

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