London merchant and director of the East India Company. Known as both Josiah and James. Ran the Anchor Brewery 1670 (possibly 1666) -1693. Master of the Brewers Company in 1693.
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Josiah Child / James Child
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Anchor Brewery
Site of Anchor Brewery List of brewers: The Monger family 1616-1670 Josiah Ch...
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Act of Parliament - 1751-2 - licensing
"Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament of the Twenty fifth of King George the Second." This is a form of words that we have found at three 19th century places of entertainment, two physically and...
2 memorials
Norwegian ice business
Ice was cut in Norway, transported by ship to London, stored and then distributed by cart to restaurants and homes. See the picture source website for a very well told story.
2 memorials
Bull and Mouth Inn
A coaching inn. From British History: "Burnt in the {1666 Great} Fire and rebuilt. Rebuilt about 1830-1 as the Queen's Hotel. Demolished 1887. The inn is said to have derived its name from the sign...
2 memorials
Dr Alphonse Normandy
Full name: Dr Alphonse Rene Le Mire de Normandy. Born Rouen, France. He completed a medical course but then devoted himself to chemistry. Came to England in the late 1830s/early 1840s, initially li...
1 memorial
Shepherd's Well
One of the two sources of the Tyburn river, the other being in the grounds of Belsize Manor (now the area called Belsize Park). Â The picture shows the well in 1820. Â In 1878 Edward Walford wrote "Â ...
1 memorial
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