Flats built in honour of Judge Thomas Hughes. On 27 March 1945 part of the building was destroyed by the last V2 rocket to hit London (another one fell on Orpington, Kent on the same date), killing 134 people. The damaged flats were eventually rebuilt.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Hughes Mansions
In memory of the 134 men women and children who were killed March 27 1945 whe...
Vollasky House This block was built in 1956 by Stepney Borough Council and wa...
Royal mason. In 1332 designed the Chapter House and Cloister at St Paul's.
Established to maintain London Bridge. Named after Bridge House, the original administrative and maintenance centre located where St Olaf House now is. Originally funded by tolls from London Bridge...
This was at the southern end of Wimpole Street, on the east side. The Royal Society of Medicine website tells us: "Once again 1 Wimpole Street was given a major refurbishment between 1982 – 86 ......
In 1848 P&O moved into their new purpose-built offices at no. 122, designed by Beachcroft. In P&O soon bought numbers 123, 124 and 125 Leadenhall Street and expanded their building, also ad...
Early campaigner for women’s rights, particularly the rights of workers. An editor of the Englishwoman's Review. Born County Kerry, Ireland.
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Unveiled by Ruthie Henshall and Andrew Lloyd Webber on 3 May 1995. Jessie Matthews was actually born a few yards away at number 94.
Gas engineer. Born Friedrich Albrecht Winzer (Anglicised as Frederick Albert Winsor) in Brunswick, Germany. He studied the technology of gas street lighting in Paris. In London he founded the Gas L...
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