Person    | Male  Born 1725  Died 1795

Nathaniel Acton

Categories: Property

Nathaniel Acton was a wealthy successful Suffolk landowner. British History Online describes the land he owned in and around Shoreditch, stretching into Hackney and Bethnal Green. The painting is by Gainsborough, 1758. Information from Kirby and His World.

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Nathaniel Acton

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Nathaniel Acton mosaic

{At the centre:} This estate is named after Nathaniel Acton, 1725 - 1795, who...

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HM Office of Works

HM Office of Works

Summarising Wikipedia: The Office of Works (the King's Works) was responsible only for royal properties (1378–1832). This became the Office of Woods, Forest, Land Revenues and Works (1832–1852). Th...

Group, Architecture, Property

1 memorial
C. R. Foster

C. R. Foster

Builder active in 1871.

Person, Property

1 memorial
New Delhi

New Delhi

Capital city of India. It succeeded Calcutta as the capital of the country. The foundation stone of the city was laid by George V, Emperor of India during the Delhi Durbar of 1911. It was designed ...

Place, Property

1 memorial
London House

London House

Destroyed by fire, 1766.

Building, Property

1 memorial
The Salt Box

The Salt Box

From British History On-line: "A cottage called the Salt Box was built on demesne land on the edge of the heath north of Branch Hill Lodge between 1789 and 1808 and was replaced by a house called t...

Building, Property

1 memorial