Architect, master builder and speculative developer. Active in London and Bedford. ÌýFrom :Ìý"...Ìýa Bedford carpenter's son who had made his name in the 1820s and '30s as a speculative builder in the South Street area of Mayfair." ÌýThat page has a lot of detail about the development in Knightsbridge. ÌýGave his address as South Street in 1837 and Putney Heath and Rutland GateÌýin 1853. ÌýÌýDied Brighton.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Elger
Commemorated ati
Elger boundary
1856 Mr. Elger's freehold land extends thirteen inches eastward of this stone.
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Philip Webb (architect)
Architect. ÌýBorn Oxford. 1856 moved to London and joined the circles around the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.Ìý William Morris used him to design the Red House. ÌýAlso designedÌýPrinsep's house atÌý1 Hol...
2 memorials
Charles Walter Clark
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2 memorials
A. J. Phelps
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1 memorial
Civic Trust
From the picture source website: "Ìýfounded in 1957 by Duncan Sandys, a British politician, and the former son-in-law of Sir Winston Churchill. It campaigned to make better places for people to live...
4 memorials
Wellclose Square, E1
This down at heel backwater to the east of the Tower of London,Ìýhas an unexpectedly rich history. The area around it was generally known as Wellclose and in 1686 it became part of the Liberty of th...
1 memorial
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