Erection date: 1875
Almshouse founded by Elis David, citizen and mercer of London, for seven poor people A.D. 1447, enlarged for twelve A.D. 1875.
This plaque must have originally been erected on the Church Street building, and brought here when the residents moved in 1974.
CR0, Duppas Hill Terrace, Elis David Almshouse
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Elias Davy - Duppas Hill
Founded by Elias Davy (the correct spelling of his name), and originally buil...
Benefactor. Born Circa 1385. A London mercer, he gained the freedom of the ci...
London County Council Samuel Morse, 1791 - 1872, American painter, and inventor of the Morse Code, lived here, 1812 - 1815.
This close-up photo comes from the London Transport Museum Collection. From that photo we'd guess that the plaque has about 10 - 15 names...
Blackheath Station opened for passenger traffic on Monday July 30 1849. To mark the anniversary of the event this plaque was unveiled on ...
The inscription is weather-worn particularly at the right so the words "men", "house", "at the", "Vicar" and "43" are all uncertain. Sta...
The Mackirdy Room was created at the same time that Hoxton Hall converted from being a music hall into an Institute which accommodated th...
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