Person    | Male  Born 10/9/1791  Died 7/1/1867

James Edmeston

James Edmeston

Architect and prolific writer of church hymns (nearly 2000!). Born Wapping. Died Homerton where he was a church warden at St. Barnabas.

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James Edmeston

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Charity drinking fountain, La Maternité

'Wardmote' just means a meeting where decisions are made.

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F. M. Elgood

F. M. Elgood

Architect.  Other London work: 8-10 Wigmore Street - 1896 and 34 Weymouth Street - 1908.  1904-17 a member of the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council, on which he served as chairman.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

Founded by William Morris, Philip Webb and others associated with the Pre-Raphaelites to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian arch...

Group, Architecture, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Giles Scott, Son and Partner

Giles Scott, Son and Partner

Arcitectural firm founded by Giles Gilbert Scott. Their work includes the reconstuction of Guildhall, and later the Guildhall Art Gallery.

Group, Architecture

1 memorial
E. C. P. Monson

E. C. P. Monson

Architect. Born Edward Charles Philip Monson, son of architect Edward Monson, brother of architect Harry Castle Hiett Monson (1877-1961) and father of John Monson. Monson works were frequently prod...

Person, Architecture

4 memorials
Giles Dance

Giles Dance

Architect/mason.  Father of George Dance the Elder (1695 - 1768) and grandfather of George Dance the Younger.  Member of the Merchant Taylors Company.  The dates are approximate.

Person, Architecture

1 memorial

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Albert V. Kite

Albert V. Kite

Fireman killed as a result of an air raid on Old Palace School, Bow, E3 on 20 April 1941. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Auxiliary Fireman Albert Victor Kite was born o...

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Thomas Sopwith

Thomas Sopwith

W1, Green Street, 46

Sopwith lived here in the '30s when it was a single house.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Jessie Burgess

Jessie Burgess

SE5, Wells Way, Burgess Park

The plaque is one of a series in the Burgess Park Heritage Trail. They are usually fixed to railings by plastic ties, so may not be desig...

4 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Eleanor Harvey

Eleanor Harvey

WC1, Coram's Fields

Reading top down the plaques are: Holstein, Harvey, "Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund".

2 subjects commemorated
Cornish Gorsedd

Cornish Gorsedd

The Gorsedh is a non-political, non affiliated to any religion, non-profit-making organisation. It exists to maintain the national Celtic spirit of Cornwall, to promote the study of literature, ar...

Group, History, Tourism / Traditions

1 memorial