The Stocks Market was where fishmongers and butchers sold their victuals. It took its name from a pair of stocks erected there in 1281 for the punishment of offenders. In 1738 the Mansion House was built on the site.
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Stocks Market
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Stocks Market
Adjoining this spot stood the Stocks Market, 1282 - 1737. Corporation of the...
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2 memorials
Savoy Hotel
Following the success of the Savoy Theatre the hotel was built next door to satisfy the demand for accommodation from the members of the audience. The first London Hotel to have fully plumbed-in ba...
9 memorials
The King's Road
It derives its name from the fact that It was King Charles II’s private road to Kew and wasn’t opened to the general public until 1830. Mary Quant opened her shop ‘Bazaar’ here in 1955. Along with ...
1 memorial
John Heathcoat
Inventor and businessman. Born Derbyshire. Invented a machine for manufacturing a new type of lace, bobbin net, and went on to manufacture and sell lace. 1815 he bought a mill in Tiverton, moved th...
1 memorial
Rose and Crown pub
The photo shows the pub in 1977, with the Rectory next door, both remarkably unchanged. Website.
1 memorial
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5 memorials
2 subjects commemorated
A. E. Housman - W2
W2, Northumberland Place, 39
Lovely graphic border to this plaque - ears of corn.
2 subjects commemorated
City and Midland Bank - WW2
E14, Canada Square, 8
Between the two lit sections is a bronze wreath with a large V made of a tasselled ribbon draped across the centre - all in bronze. It is...
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
City and Midland Bank - WW1
E14, Canada Square, 8
Statues flank this central panel. The bases of both are inscribed: Albert Toft, Sc. 1921. One is a winged angel writing in an open book (...
War dead | WW1
718 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
718 subjects commemorated, 3 creators