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Sir Thomas Docwra

Categories: Property, Religion

Grand Prior of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, 1501-1527. In 1504 he rebuilt St John's Gate. We guess the Docwra family are descended from Sir Thomas or his family.

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Sir Thomas Docwra

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St John's Gate

When we first spotted this plaque it was brass and quite brief. Sometime arou...

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Essex House - E3

Essex House - E3

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Duke of Westminster, 6th, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor

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Gospel Lighthouse Mission

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1 memorial
Elm House

Elm House

Birthplace of William Morris. The family moved from here to Woodford Hall in 1840. The 1890s drawing is by Edmund Hort New (1871 - 1931).

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1 memorial
The Elms

The Elms

The oldest building in Acton. Built as a baroque country villa by Charles Morren for Sir Joseph Ayloffe. It remained a private house until 1964. In 1981, the Twyford Church of England High School w...

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