Group   

The Foundation Company Ltd

Categories: Property

Group

Contractors who built 55 Broadway. We found some references to a company of the same name building skyscrapers in the United States but it may be a totally different company.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Foundation Company Ltd

Commemorated ati

Walter Wakley

This stone was laid on 13th September 1928 by Walter Wakley, foreman stonemas...

Read More

Other Subjects

Arthur Felix Davis

Arthur Felix Davis

Property developer and youngest son of Abraham Davis. In 1945 he joined the Holly Lodge Estate Committee as LWH representative and, despite not being a plot holder, he also became a Trustee. He lef...

Person, Property

1 memorial
Edmund William Richardson

Edmund William Richardson

Company Secretary of the Planet Building Society.  c.1871 he demolished the old Friary House and built the present house in which he lived until his death. British History Online details some prop...

Person, Politics & Administration, Property, Religion

1 memorial
Bow Road Railway Station

Bow Road Railway Station

The authoritative-looking picture source website gives the date of opening as 4 April 1892 (contradicting the plaque) and the closing date as 1949 for passengers and 1962 finally.

Building, Property, Transport

1 memorial
Carlton Mansions Housing Co-Operative

Carlton Mansions Housing Co-Operative

A long-running squat. News of evictions prompted some interviews with residents. In 2013 Brixton Blog reported: "Many are professional artists; others work in jobs ranging from retail to community ...

Group, Community / Clubs, Property, Social Welfare

2 memorials
Rugby Estate

Rugby Estate

An area of land in Holborn owned by Rugby School. Lawrence Sheriff acquired the land in the 16th century and left it for the support of almshouses and a school. See there for more information.

Place, Property

1 memorial

Previously viewed

Armillary sphere London Uni.External System

Armillary sphere London Uni.External System

WC1, Torrington Square

For other armillary spheres see Wolff.

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Royal prince.  Born St Mary's Hospital Paddington, second son (the spare) of Prince Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana.

Person, Royalty

2 memorials
World Trade Centre, London - St Katherine Docks

World Trade Centre, London - St Katherine Docks

The phrase on the plaque "World Trade Centre, London" is new to us, so we investigated. A World Trade Center (also World Trade Centre or WTC) is a building or complex of buildings used for the pro...

Building, Commerce

1 memorial
Islington war memorial - Islington Green

Islington war memorial - Islington Green

N1, Islington Green

This replaced the WW1 shrine that was erected in 1918, which was always intended to be a temporary memorial, but wasn't replaced until 20...

3 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
St Olav's Church - 1926 - foundation stone

St Olav's Church - 1926 - foundation stone

SE16, St Olav's Square, St Olav's Church

St Olav's Church was designed by John Love Seaton Dahl. Crown Prince Olav was present at the laying of the foundation stone, 1926, and th...

1 subject commemorated