Place    From 1807 

Bedford Tavern

Categories: Commerce, Food & Drink

Place

Famous for the balloon ascents from its Tea Gardens.

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Bedford Tavern

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88 Arlington Road

88 Arlington Road This building stands on the site of the Bedford Tavern (18...

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Horatio Myer & Co.Ltd

Horatio Myer & Co.Ltd

Horatio Myer (7 June 1850 - 1 January 1916) was born Hereford, the son of a German Jewish immigrant.  He moved to London and in 1876 in Vauxhall he set up business producing metal beds and later pr...

Group, Commerce, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Rupert D‘Oyly Carte

Rupert D‘Oyly Carte

Son of Helen and Richard D‘Oyly Carte. Chairman of the company 1901 - 1948 - through both World Wars. Father of Bridget. Wodehouse supposedly based Psmith, one of his characters, on Rupert, or p...

Person, Commerce, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
J. Collingbridge

J. Collingbridge

Trader at Covent Garden Market at its original site.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Abbey Wood branch

Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Abbey Wood branch

Branch of the Co-op supermarkets, first built in 1912.

Building, Commerce

1 memorial

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Charlton House mulberry tree - 1

Charlton House mulberry tree - 1

SE7, Charlton Road, Charlton House

The plaques are on the ground at the foot of the tree. The tree is one of several which are reputed to be the oldest in Britain. The buil...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Tavistock House

Tavistock House

Built 1796 by property developer James Burton, who probably lived here while developing the surrounding area. The 1834 Davies & Bartlett map (bottom right corner) shows the house surrounded by ...

Building, Property

2 memorials
Clement Attlee

Clement Attlee

Politician. Born Clement Richard Attlee at Westcott, 18 Portinscale Road, Putney. In 1919 he became the first Labour mayor of Stepney and entered parliament in 1922. He served as Dominions Secretar...

Person, Politics & Administration

5 memorials
Clement Attlee statue

Clement Attlee statue

E1, Commerical Road, Queen Mary College

It's rather disconcerting that the plaque refers to "Queen Mary College" as "Queen Mary" as in "... the Great Hall....now part of Queen M...

2 subjects commemorated, 7 creators