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Emily Murray

Emily Murray

Secretary & Estate Manager to Westminster Housing trust 1932 - 1951.  At Peabody Nanny Nell remembers "Miss Murray used to come and collect the rent.  She did everything. She was hard-working, but firm.  She would inspect the properties to check the windows were kept clean and inspect the beds too."

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Emily Murray

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Tachbrook - Murray

To commemorate the work of Emily Murray, Secretary & Estate Manager to We...

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Viscount Combermere, Wellington Stapleton-Cotton

Viscount Combermere, Wellington Stapleton-Cotton

Born Bedford. Inherited the title from his father, the first Viscount, in 1865. Was killed in a collision with a horse-drawn carriage and while all the family and staff were away at the funeral his...

Person, Paranormal, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Roger John Lawrence Bramble

Roger John Lawrence Bramble

Roger John Lawrence Bramble was born on 3 April 1932 according to the London Wiki website. In 1968 he was first elected as a councillor as a Conservative Party member onto the Westminster City Cou...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Councillor E. A. Wormald

Councillor E. A. Wormald

Councillor on the Bethnal Green Housing Committee in 1937.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Mark Dalton

Mark Dalton

Chairman of Bow vestry in 1900. In this instance, 'vestry' refers to a committee for secular and church government for a parish which met in the vestry of the parish church. Our colleague Andrew B...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Borough Market Refurbishment

Borough Market Refurbishment

SE1, Middle Road, Borough Market

The plaque is located further into the market, above the entrance to the Green Market section.

1 subject commemorated
Spitalfields weaving industry

Spitalfields weaving industry

Many of the Huguenots that arrived here in the 16th and 17th centuries were skilled silk weavers and set up looms in their homes in Spitalfields. The Spitalfields textile trade thrived until the mi...

Concept, Commerce, Craft / Design

2 memorials
World War 2

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps.  And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

376 memorials
Octavia Hill

Octavia Hill

Housing reformer and co-founder of The National Trust.  Born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, her father's eighth daughter (yes, really).  She believed that social housing should be small houses (rather...

Person, Gardens / Agriculture, History, Property, Social Welfare

9 memorials
J. T. Bennett

J. T. Bennett

Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.

Person, Emergency Services

1 memorial