Celia Fiennes, 1662 - 1741, traveller and diarist, lived in a house near this site from 1738, and died here.
London Borough of Hackney
Site: Celia Fiennes (1 memorial)
E8, Well Street
Celia Fiennes, 1662 - 1741, traveller and diarist, lived in a house near this site from 1738, and died here.
London Borough of Hackney
E8, Well Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Celia Fiennes
Traveller and diarist. Born near Salisbury. Moved to join a sister's family...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Celia Fiennes
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
Sir Hamo Thornycroft, 1850 - 1925, sculptor, lived here. London County Council.
Faded London have done some great research on the history behind this plaque.
None of these four plaques are visible in our photo (and still this was the best position form which to take the photo!) all being hidden...
The stone plaque is laid into the pavement.
The walls of both platforms are adorned with information boards giving the history of the railway in text and pictures. We are guessing ...
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
Sculptor. Leonard Stanford Merrifield was born in Gloucestershire. After training he lived in London (and was based in Chelsea for at least some of the time). Speel reviews his work. His statue of ...
Sculptor. Born Switzerland in an English family. Seems to have specialised in war memorials. Active during the period 1919-1929, at least.
Architect active in 1924. He was a war veteran and had been a member of the St George in the East's congregation. He gave a lead on the war memorial project but then in 1923 moved to the Midlands....
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