This Metropolitan Benefit Societies asylum was founded by John Christopher Bowles in 1829 and successfully raised by his untiring efforts for the good of his brethren.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Christopher Bowles
Commemorated ati
Metropolitan Benefit Societies almshouses
Seems likely the plaques were put up when the side wings were added, in 1865-6.
Other Subjects
Wheeler family
Benefactors active in 2013. Â We'd guess that they were then living in the house on which they erected the plaque. British History Online, quoting the parish book, says that a Mr Wheeler lived in t...
1 memorial
Ann Crump of Hereford House
Niece of James Chamberlain. Cousin of William Pearce. Michelle Foate, Pearce’s great (x3) niece kindly gave us the following information: Hereford House was 12 Pond Street. James Bradley Chamberlai...
1 memorial
A M Tamosius Esq.
Alwin Martin Tamosius was born in February 1951 in the United States of America and qualified as an attorney in Illinois. In 1986 he married Sarah J. Winn in the Epping Forest registration distric...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Lord Brock
Surgeon. Born Russell Claude Brock at 840 Old Kent Road, London. While working in America he developed an interest in thoracic surgery. He pioneered several new techniques, including open-heart sur...
1 memorial
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