Almshouses were originally built on this site in 1666 by Dr William Spurstowe and rebuilt in 1819.
E8, Sylvester Path, 5
We think the old brick wall that can be seen in our photo at the top right is probably the same wall that can be seen, top right, in the screen shot from Orson Welles' film in which he interviews residents of the almshouses.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Spurstowe Almshouses - new plaque
Discover National Archives gives: "Shortly before his death in 1666, the Reve...
Born London, date of birth is approximate. Â Became vicar of Hackney in 1643 b...
Both the 1918 and the 1945 events caused death and destruction at the north east wing of the Hospital, where there is another plaque.
London County Council Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772 - 1834, poet and philosopher, lived here.
The Tawney plaque is on the first floor, Wood on the second.
This building is the back of The London Palladium.
We can't find an image of the school that was bombed. An early school appears on this 1895 map, occupying the northern part of the site, ...
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