An insurance organisation launched by Barber Beaumont in 1807. Beaumont was the managing director and within 20 years it was the fifth largest fire insurer in Britain.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
County Fire Office
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Barber Beaumont - vault stone
Our transcription of this long inscription was aided by the typed Winter 1978...
Other Subjects
Fortune of War pub
The Golden Boy was originally attached to the front of this public-house and remains to mark the site. From 'The Italian Boy' by Sarah Wise we learnt that this pub was originally called The Naked ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Cadby Hall
In 1894 J. Lyons & Co. acquired Cadby Hall, an old piano workshop, which they turned into their factory producing standardised, consistent products for their restaurants. From our picture sour...
1 memorial
Flight Lieutenant Henry Forster Withy
Henry Forster Withy was born on 10 October 1910 in West Hartlepool, Durham, the elder son of Henry Daubeny Withy (1882-1914) and Emily Edith Withy née Wilson (1879-1932). His birth was registered i...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Bazaar, Kings Road
The first Bazaar boutique was opened by Mary Quant at 138a Kings Road, in 1955. More information and photos at our Image Source, the magnificent Another Nickel in the Machine. Quant opened a second...
1 memorial
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