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...
It is thought that the rather exotic trees, Australian bottlebrush, in this road are a nod to the Antipodean connection.
Dransfield Owens Design Ltd was founded in 1998 and is still active in 2022. But the website, www.dodsarchitects.com, for the architects ...
The erection date differs from the date on the plaque. We have found other cases where this occurs - the unveiling can get delayed for al...
We're pretty certain that the blue colour is vandalism, or guerrilla art, if you will.
The plaque is on a small plinth in the front garden. It replaces the one which was erected in 1909 on a house that was subsequently demol...
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