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Paddington Works

Paddington Works

Group providing space and studios for small businesses in the Paddington area.

Group, Commerce, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
St James's Piccadilly rectory

St James's Piccadilly rectory

This image is a screen grab from the British Pathe news film showing the aftermath of the bombing. Part of the building which was the rectory is still standing, towards the left.

Building, Religion

1 memorial
James Shoolbred & Co.

James Shoolbred & Co.

James Shoolbred and Company was a drapers which expanded into furniture and then became a department store. Established at 155 Tottenham Court Road. In 1931 it ceased trading and Harrods purchased ...

Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Lieut. Colonel R. Shoolbred, CMG, TD, DL, JP

Lieut. Colonel R. Shoolbred, CMG, TD, DL, JP

A member of the family that owned the Shoolbred department store. Wrote a war diary, of which part of April 1917 is given at Lynsted Society. 1885-90 Walter Shoolbred bought land in Scotland near...

Person, Armed Forces, Commerce, Scotland

1 memorial
Royal British Legion, Fulham

Royal British Legion, Fulham

Fulham branch of the Royal British Legion.

Group, Armed Forces, Benefactor, History

2 memorials
John Henry Silley OBE

John Henry Silley OBE

John Henry Silley OBE was a marine engineer and businessman. Born Monmouthshire. First came to London in 1892 to go to sea in a steamer.  Chairman and Managing Director of R. and H. Green and Sill...

Person, Engineering, Philanthropy, Science, Wales

1 memorial
Kensington Mission

Kensington Mission

Started in 1794 when Abbé Charles de Broglie opened a school for the sons of exiled French noblemen at Kensington House.  It would seem likely that Charles was related to Charles Louis Victor de Br...

Group, Religion, Social Welfare

1 memorial
Sardar Patel

Sardar Patel

Sardar Vallabhbhai Javerbhai Patel, commonly known as Sardar Patel, Indian statesman. First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India 1947-50. Born and raised in India. At the age of 36, he...

Person, Politics & Administration, India

1 memorial
Inns of Court Officers Training Corps - killed in WW1

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps - killed in WW1

In 1908, the Territorial Force was formed and the Inns of Court Regiment became the 27th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Inns of Court); but almost immediately it was changed int...

Group, Armed Forces, Education

1 memorial
Inns of Court Regiment

Inns of Court Regiment

The Inns of Court Regiment (ICR) was a British Army regiment that existed under that name between May 1932 and May 1961. However, the unit traces its lineage back much further, to at least 1584, an...

Group, Armed Forces

2 memorials
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