12 - 13 Poultry. Built in 1870, designed by J. & J. Belcher. Was demolished after a long campaign in 1994 to make way for the delights of Number 1, Poultry. The man responsible, Lord Palumbo, preserved a little bit of it, the "witch's hat", which he now (2012) has on display in Pennsylvania. the clock is now in the atrium of the replacement building.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Mappin and Webb, Poultry
Commemorated ati
1 Poultry - Mappin & Webb clock
This clock is in the public atrium to the new building and is the nearest we ...
Mappin and Webb building at Kentuck Knob
Palumbo owned the Farnsworth House, near Chicago, 1972 - 2003. It was presuma...
Other Subjects
John Thornton
Philanthropist who promoted Christian missionary work. Died following an accident at Bath. He is listed on the plaque as a menber of the Clapham Sect but it did not really get going until his dea...
Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society
Retailer. Originally established as the Royal Arsenal Supply Association, by twenty workers from the Royal Arsenal. It was renamed in 1872, and expanded from just being a food retailer, into a vast...
Abele Giandolini
Abele Giandolini, "Monsieur Abel", opened The Ivy as a cafe on this site in 1917. On-line information about Giandolini is hard to come by. Bonhams sold an Epstein head, "Third Portrait of Jackie (...
June Aylward
Established the first antique shop on Portobello Road according to the plaque but we can find no corroborating evidence.
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Philip Lindsey-Clark
Sculptor. Born Brixton, son of the sculptor Robert Lindsey-Clark. He studied at Cheltenham and the City and Guilds School, Kensington. Served as a captain in WW1 but wounded in action receiving a D...
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