Person    | Male  Born 22/12/1843  Died 28/6/1926

John James Baddeley

Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. The photo shows him as Mayor of London, 1921.

2022: Spitalfields Life has splendid post all about Baddeley and his work. Aged 14 he was apprenticed to his father as an engraver and die sinker. "JJ oversaw the transformation of his business from an artisan trade to an industrialised process employing hundreds in a single factory."

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John James Baddeley

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Tower Bridge, 1894 - opening

In 1894 the royal personages listed at the top of the plaque as: Prince of Wa...

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Sir Walter Wilkin

Sir Walter Wilkin

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1 memorial
Sir Roger Cook

Sir Roger Cook

Lord Mayor of London, in September 1997.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Christopher Walford

Sir Christopher Walford

Lord Mayor of London in 1995, from the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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Cromwell Buildings

Cromwell Buildings

SE1, Redcross Way

The Prince Regent (later King George IV) had died more than twenty years before the Great Exhibition. They mean the 'Prince Consort', i.e...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Sokari Douglas Camp

Sokari Douglas Camp

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1 memorial
Citroën House - Ford

Citroën House - Ford

W6, Shepherd's Bush Road, 184

This is the only London work that we can identify by Heathcote, a Manchester architect. e-Architect describes, with photos, Its recent re...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
King George Tupou V

King George Tupou V

Former king of Tonga. His full name was Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou V. Educated in New Zealand, Britain and Switzerland and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He su...

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1 memorial
Jessie Matthews, OBE

Jessie Matthews, OBE

Actor, singer and dancer. Born into a large family in Berwick Street.  Made her name in theatre and in the 30's was Britain's favourite musical film star.  Post-war her career flagged but in 1963 s...

Person, Cinema, Dance, Music / songs, Theatre, TV & Radio

2 memorials