A drinking fountain was erected in Aldersgate Street in 1878 in memory of Robert Besley. It was removed 1934.
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Besley drinking fountain
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Besley drinking fountain removed
This plaque surely should have been designed with the Clarendon typeface, jus...
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Chelsea china
Manufactured in a house at the north end of Lawrence Street SW3, 1745-1784. The factory was founded by two Frenchmen, Charles Gouyn, a goldsmith and Nicholas Sprimont, a silversmith. It was the fir...
1 memorial
President Hotel
2018: The Imperial Hotel Group includes: London City centre Hotel, County Hotel, President Hotel, Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Hotel, Imperial Hotel.
1 memorial
Cosmo Restaurant
From London RIP "Cosmo, in Swiss Cottage, was a large restaurant in a parade of shops which was divided into two parts - a somewhat Spartan cafe and a much grander restaurant with a more ornate, po...
1 memorial
Freemasons' Tavern
The first, 1775, building (in the picture) was replaced by a four storey building in 1803. It was rebuilt again in 1864 by the Freemasons who, in 1909, renovated it and changed its name to the Conn...
2 memorials
Bawley fishing boat
Whitebait were caught by this type of craft in the River Thames, until 1950. The picture source website tells us that the Bawley is a variation of the 'smack' type of ship. The name "is probably de...
1 memorial
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