Of Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey, a successful leather manufacturers. Father of Samuel Bourne.
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James Buckington Bevington
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Bevington fountain
Why (Oh why, oh why) do people chose dark, coloured granite for inscriptions?...
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Greenwich Market
There has been a market in Greenwich since the fourteenth century. The buildings surrounding the current market are Grade 2 listed and were built from 1827 to 1833. The market is open from Wednesda...
1 memorial
Mercers' Company
Records go back to 1348. From the Guild‘s website: "In its widest sense mercery could describe all merchandise, although in London the term evolved to mean the trade specifically in luxury fabrics,...
4 memorials
W. H. Smiths
Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna opened a small newsvendors in 1792 in Little Grosvenor Street. HW and then Anna died, and their sons took over, renaming the business after one of them, William...
6 memorials
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Sir Jacob Epstein - Roper's Garden
SW3, Old Church Street, Roper’s Garden
The text is inscribed on the reverse of the relief.
2 subjects commemorated,
3 creators
Bridges - Montague Close
SE1, Montague Close
The pale plaque between the two dark ones carries some near-illegible etchings showing bridges.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
B. G. Platten
WW2 civilian death in Loughton. Loughton Town Council (link provided by IWM) provides: "... Mr Platten, a pacifist who was killed in Loughton in the war. He was a well-known local figure, a journa...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Grey Coat Hospital / Grey Coat School
From the school's website: "In 1666, after the Great Fire of London, many inhabitants of the Old City of London moved to the medieval town of Westminster. With its congested and squalid alleys, the...
4 memorials
Thimble shelters - north
W2, Broad Walk, Kensington Gardens
The navy has been referred to as "Britain's sure shield" since, at least, Trafalgar.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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