William Henry Smith. Bookseller and politician. The son in "W. H. Smith and Son". He introduced the W. H. Smith stalls at railway stations and the business thrived. Entered politics in 1868. Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty when he had little naval experience and so thought to be the model for Sir Joseph (ruler-of-the-Queen's-Nav-ee) Porter in Gilbert & Sullivan's 'H.M.S. Pinafore'. Promoted the Baconian Theory, the idea that Francis Bacon wrote the plays commonly attributed to Shakespeare. Father of Lord Hambleden.
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W. H. Smith
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W. H. Smith - W2
London County Council W. H. Smith, 1825 - 1891, bookseller and statesman, li...
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Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Abbey Wood branch
Branch of the Co-op supermarkets, first built in 1912.
1 memorial
Baron Herman de Stern
Born Frankfurt, moved to London by the 1840s where he joined his brother David. There were other brothers in Paris and Berlin so their banking business covered Europe and was extremely successful. ...
1 memorial
Sir John Morden
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1 memorial
William Ashworth
Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Abbey Wood branch in 1912.
1 memorial
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EC3, Cornhill
Note that part of the Greathead shield used in digging the tunnels at Bank Station was left in situ.
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Henry Charles Fehr
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Frankenstein
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