Almshouses were originally built on this site in 1666 by Dr William Spurstowe and rebuilt in 1819.
E8, Sylvester Path, 5
We think the old brick wall that can be seen in our photo at the top right is probably the same wall that can be seen, top right, in the screen shot from Orson Welles' film in which he interviews residents of the almshouses.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Spurstowe Almshouses - new plaque
Discover National Archives gives: "Shortly before his death in 1666, the Reve...
Born London, date of birth is approximate. Became vicar of Hackney in 1643 b...
London Borough of Lewisham Leland Lewis Duncan, 1862 - 1923, local historian, lived here, 1873 - 1923.
This stadium was demolished in 2016 and we can't find out what happened to the plaques so we have marked them all as lost.
Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1833 - 1898, artist, lived here, 1865 - 1867. English Heritage
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