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Sir Squire Bancroft

Actor-manager. Born Rotherhithe. Squire was his given first name. Although much information about this man is contained on his Wikipedia page our colleague, Andrew Behan, researched him through pub...

Person, Benefactor, Theatre

Ifor Williams

At Annual report of the Royal Northern Hospital : 1946, in a "SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS" we found reference to "Capt. Ifor Williams’ Endowment Fund".  Possibly the son of the Welsh scholar Sir Ifor ...

Person, Benefactor

Lord Mayor's National Thanksgiving Fund

Group, Benefactor

Royal British Legion

Group, Armed Forces, Benefactor, History

Thomas Smith (Tottenham)

From British History Online we've learnt that lordships are something that could be bought and sold. The Tottenham lordships were tied in with Bruce Castle, until Thomas Smith got involved. Smith l...

Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Property