Architect, master builder and speculative developer. Active in London and Bedford. From British History: "... a Bedford carpenter's son who had made his name in the 1820s and '30s as a speculative builder in the South Street area of Mayfair." That page has a lot of detail about the development in Knightsbridge. Gave his address as South Street in 1837 and Putney Heath and Rutland Gate in 1853. Died Brighton.
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John Elger
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Elger boundary
1856 Mr. Elger's freehold land extends thirteen inches eastward of this stone.
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Charles Francis Annesley Voysey
Architect and designer. Born near Hull, Yorkshire. Influenced by William Morris, his early work included the design of wallpaper and textiles. His designs for houses became very influential on dom...
4 memorials
John Dower
Civil servant and architect. John Gordon Dower was born and died in Yorkshire. In 1945, invalided out of military service, he produced the official report which set out what National Parks in Engla...
1 memorial
William Edward Trent
Architect. Articled to Henry Poston. Later he specialised in cinema design.
1 memorial
William Reddall
Architect of 10, South Street, Finsbury. Was an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1874. Cheshire Street is just around the corner from Church House. From Hackney "Nos. 2 ...
1 memorial
Michael Ventris
Architect and decipherer of Linear B script. While still at school he heard about the discovery of Knossos by Arthur Evans, and about the undeciphered Linear B script on the tablets. This mystery ...
1 memorial
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Harry Burnham Silver
Textile designer. Born Islington, son of Arthur Silver. In 1908 he married Josephine Muriel Abbott in Brighton, Sussex and in April 1911 they were living with his wife's widowed sister, Beatrice Id...
1 memorial
Henry Allison
Henry James Allison was born in 1934, the son of Henry Allison (1905-1941) and Mabel Louise Allison née Newell (1895-1944). His birth was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1934 in the Shoreditch reg...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Edward Irving
Preacher and theologian. Born Dumfriesshire. Founded the Catholic Apostolic church, commonly called the "Irvingites". Arrived in London to take charge of the Gaelic Chapel in Hatton Place. He was s...
1 memorial
Jerome Kern
Composer. Born Jerome David Kern at Sutton Place, New York City. Studied music in New York and Heidelberg. He worked his theatrical apprenticeship in New York and London. His first complete score f...
1 memorial
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