Chairman of the Tenants & Residents Association which campaigned for the redevelopment of the Caledonian Market Estate and the creation (from 2005) of new homes for the local community.
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Empire Memorial Sailors' Hospital
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Joiners' and Ceilers' Hall
EC4, Upper Thames Street
Site of the Hall of the Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers, 1603 - 1796. City of London
John Jay
American statesman. 1783 signatory for the Treaty of Paris.
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