Duchy of Cornwall

Duchy of Cornwall

Something like a company, which invests mainly in land (mostly in the south-west of England) and with the income benefiting the Duke of Cornwall who is normally the monarch's eldest son. The biscui...

Group, Property

2 memorials
Craft Court

Craft Court

Small apartment block in Cambridge Grove, Hammersmith, named for William and Ellen Craft. The ground floor being occupied by the Shepherds Bush Housing Group.

Group, Property

1 memorial
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute

John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute

Landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian, scholar, philanthropist, and architectural patron. Born Scotland. His vast inheritance, aged 6 months reportedly made him the richest man (actual...

Person, History, Property, Religion, Scotland, Wales

1 memorial
Crowley House

Crowley House

Getty's picture caption is: "Crowley House on the River Thames at Greenwich, on the present site of Greenwich Power Station, London, circa 1775. The house was built for London merchant Sir Andrew C...

Building, Property

1 memorial
The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate

Some of these plaques have an 'R' representing Regent Street which was (2024 defunct) a Crown Estate website promoting Regent Street as a shopping destination.  Wikipedia has a very useful map sho...

Group, Gardens / Agriculture, Property

3 memorials
Thomas Cubitt

Thomas Cubitt

Builder. Born at Buxton, near Norwich. He travelled to India as a ship's carpenter, from which he was able to raise sufficient funds to start his own building firm in 1810.  His two brothers: Willi...

Person, Property, India

5 memorials
Cumberlow

Cumberlow

The house, Cumberlow, was at what is now the north end of Chalfont Road. It is shown on this 1895 map and the grounds seem to extend onto the neighbouring sheet, which covers the site of the Stanle...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Dalston City Partnership

Dalston City Partnership

Initially we could discover little about this body but Rocker Ages solved the puzzle - they were a private, limited by guarantee company, in the regeneration business. From Lifelong Learning: "DCP ...

Group, Property

1 memorial
A. E. Darby

A. E. Darby

Bethnal Green Borough Engineer/Architect in 1922, 1926, 1937.

Person, Architecture, Engineering, Property

3 memorials
C. Dearing & Sons

C. Dearing & Sons

Builders in 1906.

Group, Property

1 memorial
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