London Borough of Hackney
Lewis "Daddy" Burtt, 1860 - 1935, John Burtt, 1855 - 1925, Honorary Secretary & Superintendent, Founders of Hoxton Market Christian Mission, founded in 1886. Operating from these premises from 1915, for the benefit of local people.
N1, Hoxton Market, 13
On the pier between numbers 13 and 14: "Shaftesbury House, Hoxton Market Christian Mission".
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hoxton Market Christian Mission
Founded by John and Lewis Burtt. Described by Charles Booth as a "soup kitche...
Brother of John Burtt. They had been found on the street and were educated i...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Hoxton Market Christian Mission
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
Sir Arthur Eddington O.M., 1882 - 1944, mathematician and astrophysicist, lived here. Greater London Council
Don't get us wrong, we do like Hammersmith Bridge, but all his bridges look rather samey, don't they?
This plaque can be seen towards the left of our photo, on the brick upright.
Sir Alexander Fleming, 1881-1955, discovered penicillin in the second storey room above this plaque.
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