Last private owner of Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market. Came from Essex, worked in the market and managed to buy the lease in 1875. Forced to sell to the City of London in 1920.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert Horner
Commemorated ati
Spitalfields Market - Horner - finished
Odd use of English, using the passive to force the subject to be the market r...
Spitalfields Market - Horner - started
The date is almost lost in the foliage, bottom right.
Other Subjects
Gaston Berlemont
Publican. Born in the Middlesex Hospital. Took over The French House from his Belgian father and ran it until he retired on 1989. The French House is a pub and dining room at 49 Dean Street which d...
1 memorial
National Westminster Bank
Usually referred to as the NatWest Bank. It was formed from the merger of the National Provincial and Westminster Banks. Since 2000 it has been part of the Royal Bank of Scotland group.
1 memorial
Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey
The Mills used to cover a large part of this area. Buildings remain at 162-164 Abbey Street. From Ideal Homes: "Bermondsey was known as a major industrial centre with particular specialisation in l...
1 memorial
The Cavendish Hotel
There is evidence of a 'Miller's Hotel' on the site in the early 1800s which was renamed in 1836. It was purchased by Rosa Lewis, who expanded it by combining four buildings into one. During both t...
1 memorial
The Worshipful Company of Loriners
Loriners make and sell bits, bridles, spurs, stirrups, saddle trees and the minor metal items of a horse's harness. The company was incorporated in 1711. Women were not admitted until 1989 - bette...
2 memorials
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