Bridewell Palace was given by Edward VI in 1553 to the City of London to house this school, founded by royal charter in the same year. In 1867 the school moved to Surrey and changed its name to King Edward's School, Witley. The picture shows Bridewell between 1660 and 1666.
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Bridewell Royal Hospital
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St Brides Place
Here stood the palace of Bridewell built by Henry VIII in 1523 and granted by...
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University of the Arts London
It has its origins in five previously independent colleges, which were brought together to form the London Institute in 1986. In 2003, it received Privy Council approval for university status and w...
1 memorial
Bedford Institute / Quaker Social Action
Established in the East End as the Bedford Institute Association to act on Education, Religious Effort, Moral Training, and Relief of the sick and destitute. Named for the Quaker silk merchant and ...
1 memorial
1 memorial
People's Palace
Proposed by Walter Besant, the first People's Palace was built by the Beaumont Trustees, ‘Unitarian philanthropists’, to replace Beaumont's Philosophical Institution which had been in Beaumont Squa...
3 memorials
Sir Roderic Maxwell Hill
Air Chief Marshall. Born Hampstead. Fought in both world wars, earning his wings in 1916. On retirement became Rector of the Imperial College of Science and Technology 1948 - 54, Vice-Chancellor...
1 memorial
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