Diamond miners and traders. Although the company was founded by Cecil Rhodes, the name is derived from two Dutch brothers, Diederik Arnoldus and Johannes Nicolaas De Beer.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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De Beers
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Sir Christopher Hatton
Sir Christopher Hatton Sir Christopher Hatton was born in 1540 and died in 15...
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Marks & Co.
Antiquarian booksellers at 84 Charing Cross Road, an address made famous through the book by Helene Hanff.
1 memorial
George Hay and Company
Chartered accountants and registered auditors. They are based at the same address as the plaque and presumably contributed to its erection.
1 memorial
Old Spitalfields Market
1638 King Charles I gave a licence for flesh, fowl and roots to be sold on Spittle Fields. The market lapsed during the Commonwealth but it was re-founded in 1682 by King Charles II. The existing ...
3 memorials
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George Odger
Shoemaker and trade unionist. Born in Roborough, South Devon. His year of birth on the plaque (1820) contradicts most other sources. He was an itinerant shoemaker for several years before moving to...
1 memorial
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