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...
The plaque is not very interesting but the brickwork on this building is so attractive that we were glad to find an excuse to include it....
The Henderson plaque is at number 69, (the yellow building on the left of the photograph) and Palmer's plaque is at number 70 (the buildi...
No erection date is given but we've guessed that the work was done and the plaque erected in time for the Jubilee in 1977.
This house, Frognal End, is described and photographed in 1897, during Besant's tenure, at OOCities. The Underground Map says the house ...
"They should be here so much alive Let's not forget the Hoxton Five" Paul Dunne, Zeppo Blake, Jeffroy Ellison, Jason Welch, Brian Gerbald...
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