The Spectator
A weekly magazine featuring politics, culture, and current affairs. It is usually supportive of the Conservative Party, and previous editors include Boris Johnson, Iain Macleod, Ian Gilmour, and Ni...
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The Calcutta Times
Indian newspaper. It was edited at one time by Meredith White Townsend, but the only reference we can find to it now, is as a supplement to the Times of India.
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The Friend of India
One of the oldest newspapers of India. It was started in the early nineteenth century as a weekly journal, and later incorporated The Indian Observer.
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Meredith White Townsend
Journalist. Born in Bures, Suffolk. In 1848 he went to India and became editor of 'The Friend of India'. Returning to England in 1860, he jointly, with Richard Holt Hutton, purchased The Spectator ...
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Dr John Arnoud Bell
Thame Cyclex have a page for a dentist of this name. Perhaps he was connected with, possibly had his surgery in, the Harley Street building at the time the Townsend plaque was erected.
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6 St James's Square
A full history of the house is given here, together with plans of the 1820 rebuild showing that it was very grand - we counted 5 internal staircases. At the source, British History Online, this im...
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John Hervey 1st Earl of Bristol
Politician. Nephew to John Hervey. He was MP for Bury St Edmunds, 1694 - 1703. In 1703 he was created Baron Hervey of Ickworth, and Earl of Bristol in 1714. Confusingly Hervey was the second 1st ...
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John Hervey
Courtier and politician. He fought for the royalists in the English Civil War, and served as MP for Hythe, 1661-79. From 1662 until his death, he was treasurer and receiver to Queen Catherine of Br...
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Northmet
Wikipedia's list of pre-nationalisation UK electric power companies includes the North Metropolitan Electric Power Supply Company ("Northmet") based in Wood Green, as one of the private companies. ...
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Bosch Magneto Company
Established in 1906Â by Robert Bosch as his London subsidiary. Their first store was opened in March 1898 in Store Street. This wonderful photo shows them moving out of that building (still standing...
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