Erection date: 2002
Thornton's Corner
Beckenham Journal, 1881 - 1965
First British Airmail Post Office, 9th August 1902.
Bromley & Beckenham Philatelic Society 2002
BR3, Beckenham High Street, 102 - 104
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thornton's Corner
At this time post offices were 10-a-penny (cheaper than the stamps they sold,...
Newspaper. Started as a 24 page monthly publication costing 1d (about 0.5p). ...
A retail business established by Tom William Thornton and run by his family f...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Thornton's Corner
A. J. Cronin, 1896 - 1981, Scottish novelist and General Practitioner, practised in this house, 1926 - 1930. Royal College of General Pra...
Displayed in the window is a splendid collection of royal commemoration mugs.
The wall plaque has not only an ornate cartouche with the inscription but also a detailed relief of the lost building. 1873 is very early...
School founded by Angela Burdett-Coutts in 1849 and a member of that family still (2016) sits on the governing board. William had died ju...
The oblong plaque above the Mclaglen plaque reads: "495 - 515 Commercial Road, Spitalfields Housing Association Ltd."
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