Person    | Male  Born 4/9/1829  Died 1/7/1906

Wilfred Lawson Sir

Wilfred Lawson Sir

Radical, MP and temperance advocate, nicknamed "Dry Wilf". Second Baronet of Brayton.

Member of Parliament for Carlisle, Cockermouth, Camborne, 1859-1906. President of the United Kingdom Alliance, 1879 - 1906.

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Wilfred Lawson Sir

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Wilfred Lawson

This statue original had figures representing Temperance, Peace, Fortitude an...

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Worshipful Company of Bakers

Worshipful Company of Bakers

Charter granted by King Henry VII in 1486. The City's second oldest guild. (Weavers is the answer to your question.)

Group, Food & Drink, Liveries & Guilds

2 memorials
Highbury Barn

Highbury Barn

Long a rural pleasure resort for Londoners it became notorious in 1861, when Edward Giovanelli demolished the old buildings and built a lavish pleasure ground which attracted large crowds, includin...

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink, Theatre

1 memorial
Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy

Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy

Vinegar factory owner, philanthropist and politician. MP for Hackney. Born Switzerland. The family's brewery (first gin and then vinegar) was at Cuper's Gardens, Lambeth - demolished when Waterloo ...

Person, Food & Drink, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Switzerland

1 memorial
Mangrove Restaurant

Mangrove Restaurant

At 8 All Saints Road, Notting Hill.  Created and owned for 24 years by Crichlow.  It was a centre for political and social activism within the African and Caribbean culture.  Visitors included: Jim...

Place, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Race Issues

1 memorial
Josiah Child / James Child

Josiah Child / James Child

London merchant and director of the East India Company. Known as both Josiah and James. Ran the Anchor Brewery 1670 (possibly 1666) -1693. Master of the Brewers Company in 1693.

Person, Food & Drink

1 memorial