Also known as the Royal Society of London (for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge). A learned society for science, granted a royal charter by King Charles II. Wren was a founding member. The Society first met at Gresham College. In 1710 it moved into its own home in two houses in Crane Court. In 1780 it moved into Somerset House, along with a number of other learned societies, and in 1967 it moved to its current location in Carlton House Terrace. Invested in the slave trade.
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Royal Society
The Society's own website says "Meeting nights were indicated by a lamp hung ...
To the memory of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. President of the Royal Society and of...
William Tierney Clark 1783 - 1852 {Beneath Clark's portrait and a representat...
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Royal Society
We 'discovered' this lost plaque while researching Sir Frederick Hopkins. Fr...
This is a very vague indication of who erected the plaque for P.D. James. We'd guess it's a group of local residents.
First to draw attention to the heritage of the plastics industry and to celebrate all things plastic.
Born Northumberland. Journalist and broadcaster for the BBC, known for her work as a war correspondent.
This bust was brought to our attention by Discovering London, where its claim to carry the oldest inscription in London is debunked. The...
In 1933 the Duke of Cornwall was Prince Edward, who would later briefly become King Edward VIII.
