A market square in Woolwich. It was formed in the early 19th century and named after General William Beresford, Master-General of the Ordnance and Governor of the Royal Military Academy. Our picture shows the square in about 1900.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Beresford Square
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Family business that survived until the 1970s. This photograph was taken in 1932.
Born Islington into the stationery family. Trustee of Islington Union Chapel. Â MP for Islington South. 1885-6. Henry Spicer was the eldest of the ten children of Henry S. J. Spicer (1801-1877) a...
Originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was on the section south of Rotten Row and east of West Carriage Drive with the mid-point opposite Rutland Gate. Â The cast-...
Building, Architecture, Commerce, Museums / Libraries, Music / songs, TV & Radio
Born Giovanni Maria Emilio in Switzerland, son of Agostino, of the Gatti family. Â Barrister, with inherited business interests in the theatre and electrical power supply. Â Westminster councillor fr...
Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration, Theatre, Switzerland
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