Founded in 1561 by Sir Thomas White and originally at St Lawrence Pountney, EC4. In 1875 moved to newly built premised at Charterhouse, mainly to enable expansion. But by 1929 it had been decided that London was too dirty and congested and the playing fields were too far away so the school moved to Sandy Lodge, Hertfordshire, selling the site to St Barts Hospital.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Merchant Taylors' School
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Charterhouse
The Great Cloister of The London Charterhouse, 1371 - 1538, once occupied thi...
Merchant Taylors' School - EC4
{Beneath the Merchant Taylors' crest:} Site of Merchant Taylors' School 1561 ...
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Sir Roderic Maxwell Hill
Air Chief Marshall.  Born Hampstead.  Fought in both world wars, earning his wings in 1916.  On retirement became Rector of the Imperial College of Science and Technology 1948 - 54, Vice-Chancellor...
1 memorial
Jessica Huntley
Jessica Elleisse Huntley (née Carroll) was an Guyanese-British political reformer and prominent race equality campaigner. She was a publisher of Black and Asian literature, and a women's and commun...
Person, Education, Gender Issues, Journalism / Publishing, Race Issues, South America
1 memorial
Colvyn Hugh Haye, CBE
Colvyn Hugh Haye was born on 7 December 1925 in Tundla, Uttar Pradesh, India, a son of Colvyn Hugh Haye (1895-1969) and Avis Rose Haye née Kelly. He was educated at the Oak Grove School, Jharipa...
Person, Armed Forces, Education, Politics & Administration, Australia, China/Hong Kong, India, Scotland
1 memorial
Sir Ken Olisa, OBE, CStJ, FRSA, FBCS
Sir Kenneth Aphunezi Olisa is a businessman and philanthropist. The first Black Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London. He founded and led the AIM-listed technology merchant bank Interregnum and now lea...
Person, Education, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
1 memorial
Stephen Gardiner
Architect, teacher and writer. Born Chelsea. Awarded O.B.E. 2002. Died Pembury, Kent
1 memorial
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