See the Steelyard.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Hanseatic merchants
Commemorated ati
Hanseatic merchants and 60 years of peace
Let's cover the easy bit first: The German at the end translates as “The old ...
Other Subjects
Eagle Tavern
Spitlefields Life has an excellent write-up of the 19th century entertainment complex here.
Westminster Bank
Founded as the London and Westminster Bank, it was the first firm founded under the Bank Charter Act of 1833. It wasn't until 1923 that it became known solely as the Westminster Bank. Its merger wi...
Burlington Arcade (Association)
Lord George Cavendish, the future Earl of Burlington, commissioned the architect Samuel Ware to design this covered shopping arcade. He also founded the Burlington Arcade Beadles, recruited from hi...
Provident Life Office
A savings bank launched by Barber Beaumont in 1806. We think this went on to become part of Friends Provident. Source: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
John Reynolds Roberts
Shopkeeper and philanthropist. Born Camberwell. Aged 17 he and his brother Thomas, left their home in Newington Green and began work in London as errand boys in a drapers. In 1870 he opened a store...
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