Sir Christopher Hatton
Sir Christopher Hatton was born in 1540 and died in 1591. He was Lord Chancellor of England and according to some, a secret lover of Elizabeth I. She granted him the grounds of Ely Palace on which Hatton House was built. A generous gift which did much to fuel the rumours.
Hatton House was demolished in the 1600s to make way for a new small town called Hatton Garden. This became the centre of London's jewellery trade. By 1850 all of the houses in the area had become a workshop or a diamond merchant's.
In 1987, 80% of the world's diamonds passed through Hatton Garden, where De Beers has its headquarters.
Site: Sir Christopher Hatton (1 memorial)
EC1, Leather Lane, 4, The Sir Christopher Hatton Public House
The plaque is between the two pillars to the left in our photo.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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