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 Princes Street, then York Road, in Lambeth. He was partially responsible for the building of terraces in Drayton Grove."
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William Thomas
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St Pancras fountain
This 'Matilda fountain' is a copy of the 1867 statue 'At the Spring' or 'Earl...
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Duke of Westminster, 6th, Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor
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Norwich Place / York House
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Stamford Street Unitarian Chapel
Built to house two congregations which had united following the loss of their chapels: Princes Street, Westminster and St. Thomas's Street, Southwark. In 1897 the congregation of the Blackfriars Mi...
Opening of Austin Friars House
Our picture shows part of this building in 1970, before the restoration.
Octavia Hill
Housing reformer and co-founder of The National Trust. Born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, her father's eighth daughter (yes, really). She believed that social housing should be small houses (rather...
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The Cimarons
The UK's first self-contained indigenous reggae band. The original members (all from Jamaica) were session musicians backing various musicians. They emigrated to Britain and produced their first al...
Leslie Green
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Frederick William Henry Napper
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Was killed serving in HM forces in WW1.
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