Person    | Male  Born 1422  Died 1491

William Caxton

Probably born Tenterden, Kent.
Printer, in 1474, producing the first book printed in English "The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye".
Died Westminster.

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William Caxton

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Caxton Hall - head 2 - Caxton

Normally both Chaucer and Caxton are shown with full beards but the facial ha...

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T. Blanch & Sons

T. Blanch & Sons

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Harold Stabler

Harold Stabler

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Phillips & Hopwood

Phillips & Hopwood

From Village Pumps: "Samuel Phillips was making fire engines by 1760; in 1797 the firm became Phillips & Hopwood; in 1811 it was James Hopwood; by 1818 it was Hopwood & Tilley; by 1825 Till...

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1 memorial
Gold Brothers

Gold Brothers

The Gold brothers, Warren (1938 - 2015), David and Harold, started with market stalls in Petticoat Lane. They opened the first Lord John, a men's clothes boutique, in Carnaby Street on 13 February ...

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Stella Newton

Stella Newton

Fashion designer and dress historian, who brought the history of fashion to bear on art history and the dating of paintings. She designed for the theatre and for fashion, having her own shop in the...

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Poet. Born at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Swansea, which is now a themed holiday rental. Died at St Vincents Hospital, in New York City during a lecture tour of the United States. He is buried at Laugharne,...

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1 memorial
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Worcester House - Strand

Used to be on the Savoy Hotel and Theatre site. Not to be confused with Worcester House - City.

Building, Property

1 memorial