Building    From 1471 

Aldermanbury water conduit

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Building

Erected under the will of Sir W. Eastfield. Destroyed in the Great Fire but rebuilt. Finally removed in the 18th century.

2023: A London Inheritance has a very informative post, with photos of two 'conduits' which were small buildings housing a reservoir of water.

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Aldermanbury water conduit

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Aldermanbury conduit

The Aldermanbury conduit stood in this street providing free water, 1471 - 18...

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Frederick Nicholas Charrington

Frederick Nicholas Charrington

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Royal Army Temperance Association

Royal Army Temperance Association

Created by Lord Frederick Roberts as the ArmyTemperance Association by amalgamating two other long-standing temperance associations all based in garrison towns. He also created the ArmyTemperance A...

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Henry Lowenfeld

Henry Lowenfeld

Entrepreneur, theatrical impresario. Born as Henryk Loewenfeld in Poland, he emigrated to England in the early 1880s. Hee he produced spot-removing fluid which sold very well, then he opened a pate...

Person, Commerce, Food & Drink, France, Poland

1 memorial
Pimlico Tavern & Pimlico Pleasure Gardens, Hoxton

Pimlico Tavern & Pimlico Pleasure Gardens, Hoxton

It seems likely that this tavern and pleasure gardens took the name of a publican with the foreign name 'Pimlico'.  There were many places of entertainment nearby and the whole area became known as...

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1 memorial