Elizabethan seafarer. With Peter Hill he co-founded the St Mary Rotherhithe Free School, to educate the sons of local seafarers. In the nearby church of St Mary the Virgin there is a brass plate commemorating 'Peter Hills, Mariner, one of the Elder Brothers of the Company of the Trinity, and Master of Trinity House in 1593'.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Robert Bell
{On the plaque between the two charity scholars:} St Mary Rotherhithe free sc...
Headteacher of Christ Church Primary School, 1992 - 2009. The image comes from a 2010 interview.
Founded by William Ward. On the Carelite site 1894 to 1969 and then moved to the Barbican.
Civil and mechanical engineer. Born Essex. 1900 he became the first London University professor of engineering. Died unmarried, at his home, 7 Palace Gate Mansions, 29 Palace Gate.
75th anniversary of the UCL Institute of Archaeology in 2012. From the picture source website: Thanks to his {Mortimer Wheeler's} efforts and those of his wife, Tessa Verney Wheeler, his ambitions...
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