A market square in Woolwich. It was formed in the early 19th century and named after General William Beresford, Master-General of the Ordnance and Governor of the Royal Military Academy. Our picture shows the square in about 1900.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Beresford Square
Woolwich was first recorded in 964 AD. It was known as Wullevic, a Saxon name...
Originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was on the section south of Rotten Row and east of West Carriage Drive with the mid-point opposite Rutland Gate. The cast-...
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Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Bostall Estate in 1900.
Retail group specialising in clothing and food, founded by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer. There are currently over 700 branches in the U.K. and more than 300 spread over thirty other countries.
Chairman of the Port of London Authority in 1935.
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