Our picture source, HSomerville provides a thorough history of this area and says "St Saviour's Dock was created in the 13th century by the Cluniac monks of Bermondsey Abbey."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
St Saviour’s Dock
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St Saviour’s Dock
St Saviour’s Dock In the 18th century the Thames was so busy that cargoes wer...
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Frost Fairs
There are records of the Thames freezing over as far back as CE 250. The piers of old London Bridge were broad and close together, meaning that they could get easily blocked creating a dam which wo...
1 memorial
Marks & Co.
Antiquarian booksellers at 84 Charing Cross Road, an address made famous through the book by Helene Hanff.
1 memorial
Cornhill market
Cornhill was apparently the only market allowed to be held after noon in the 14th century. Stow reports Cornhill holding a corn-market (not surprisingly) but also old clothes being sold there.
1 memorial
Marsh & McLennan Companies
US-based global financial brokerage firm. Wikipedia says "At the time of the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001, the corporation held offices on eight floors of the North Tower of t...
1 memorial
Henry Lowenfeld
Entrepreneur, theatrical impresario. Born as Henryk Loewenfeld in Poland, he emigrated to England in the early 1880s. Hee he produced spot-removing fluid which sold very well, then he opened a pate...
1 memorial
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