Building    From 4/11/1890  To 25/2/1900

King William Street underground station

Categories: Commerce, Transport

The station took over an existing building, number 46, entrance and booking hall on the ground floor with offices above. Became obsolete when the line was extended to Moorgate and was demolished in 1933. Used as a bomb shelter in WW2.

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King William Street underground station

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King William Street underground station

Corporation of London Site of King William Street Underground Station. First ...

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Jonathan Tyers

Jonathan Tyers

Born on Bermondsey Street. Initially worked in his family's wool, skin and fur business. In 1729 he acquired the lease for what would become Vauxhall Gardens and transformed it into a successful, f...

Person, Commerce

1 memorial
Arnold James Burton

Arnold James Burton

See Burtons.  The picture shows, left to right: Arnold, Barbara, Stanley, Raymond.

Person, Commerce

2 memorials
Ahmed Ali Kanoo

Ahmed Ali Kanoo

He appears in a list of "World's Richest People," Forbes 1996/8 and as a member of the 'Bahrain Monetary Council' in 1965. A tree seems somewhat inadequate.

Person, Commerce, Bahrain

1 memorial
Gordon Victor Young

Gordon Victor Young

Businessman in the fish industry. "Who knew Billingsgate Market well and built up the family business, W. Young & Son." The quote is on the plaque but we can't trace it, or indeed, find out any...

Person, Commerce, Food & Drink, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Promoseven Network

Promoseven Network

Akram Miknas set up this company in 1968. It is now the largest marketing communications company in the Middle East.

Group, Commerce, UAE

1 memorial

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Metropolitan Public Gardens Association

Metropolitan Public Gardens Association

A charity for the preservation of public parks and gardens in London. It facilitated the creation of new public open spaces. First chairman was the Earl of Meath. In about 1890 the MPGA was based a...

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture, Philanthropy

6 memorials
King Olav V of Norway

King Olav V of Norway

Born Prince Alexander of Denmark in Sandringham, Norfolk. Parents: Haakon VII (first King of Norway following the dissolution of the union with Sweden) and Maud of Wales (daughter of our Edward VII...

Person, Royalty, Norway

3 memorials
Provident Life Office

Provident Life Office

A savings bank launched by Barber Beaumont in 1806. We think this went on to become part of Friends Provident. Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm

Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm

Born Vienna, educated England, granted English citizenship 1865. Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland (a member of the royal household in Scotland) 1881 - 1890. Best known for the head of Queen Victor...

Person, Sculpture, Austria

15 memorials
Greater London Council

Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone.  On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...

Group, Politics & Administration

241 memorials