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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Thomas Docwra
Commemorated ati
St John's Gate
When we first spotted this plaque it was brass and quite brief. Sometime arou...
Other Subjects
Old Change
City street dating from 1293. Its name derives from the King's Exchange, where the bullion was stored for making coins.
William Thomas
From St Lawrence Fountain: "Relatively little is known of the contractor for the fountain, William Thomas, other than he was based at Clipstone Street, Westminster. He was previously based from Pri...
John Bacon
Bought Friary House and the estate in 1800. This could be John Bacon the Younger but it's a common name so probably not.
Kipling House
This 1888 map has this building (now number 43) as number 19, and shows it having 7 and a half floors and a basement. From the Daily Mail: Kipling's apartment was on the 5th floor. The Victorian W...
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