Sir Hugh Neville owned the Manor of Leadenhall including his mansion Neville House. He set up a small food fair on the grounds in 1309 and this grew into Leadenhall Market. Which suggests it is just a coincidence that the Roman forum (marketplace) was sited here.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Neville House
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Leadenhall Market
Leadenhall Market The meat and fish Market first occupied a series of courts,...
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Edward Alleyn’s Foundation / Dulwich Estate
From their website: "We are The Dulwich Estate, a registered charity established by our founder Edward Alleyn in 1619 to offer educational opportunities to disadvantaged children. As a charity, we ...
Group, Education, Philanthropy, Property, Religion, Social Welfare
Herbert Huntly-Gordon
Architect and speculative builder. Worked closely with the manufacturers Doulton and Company to produce a rough-faced terracotta for this type of neo-renaissance architectural decoration. Ornamen...
Waterloo Community Development Group
The Waterloo community's land planning group working with the community for more land for homes and essential amenities such as shops and open space.
41 Maitland Park Road
Karl Marx lived here for the last 15 years of his life. London Picture Archive date this photo 1935 so perhaps it was taken to show the plaque, newly erected. Getty Images have another, 1958, pho...
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Charlotte Mew
Poet. Charlotte Mary Mew was born Bloomsbury in the building with the plaque. Those who appreciated her poetry included Thomas Hardy, Siegfried Sassoon and Virginia Woolf. In February 1890 her fam...
Alfred Lafone
Politician. Born Liverpool. Moved to Bermondsey and became a leather merchant. Chairman of the Commissioners of the 1890 Bermondsey Library. MP for Bermondsey 1886 -1892 and 1895 -1900. Died ...
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