Nathaniel Acton was a wealthy successful Suffolk landowner. describes the land he owned in and around Shoreditch, stretching into Hackney and Bethnal Green. The painting is by Gainsborough, 1758. Information from .
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Nathaniel Acton
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Nathaniel Acton mosaic
{At the centre:} This estate is named after Nathaniel Acton, 1725 - 1795, who...
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Kidderpore Hall
From Knight Frank: "By 1843 ... Built that year, Kidderpore Hall was the home of the powerful merchant John Teil, an East India trader with vast tanneries in the Kidderpore district of Calcutta. Th...
Edward Alleyn’s purchase of the Manor of Dulwich
"Alleyn's connection with Dulwich began in 1605, when he bought the manor of Dulwich from Sir Francis Calton. The landed property, of which the entire estate had not passed into Alleyn's hands earl...
Camden House, SM1
Here is an extract of a 1910 map showing Camden House in Camden Road Sutton. It occupied the land where houses numbered 23, 25 and 27 now stand. Harry Tate lived here, 1920-31 but it was demolishe...
Gregar and Son
Building contractors. William Gregar & Son, a West Ham firm based at 1 Grove Crescent. William died 1899. His son, William B. Gregar, born 1858 carried on the business. Information from Sludge G.
West Dene, 3 Charteris Road
Sylvia Pankhurst lived here 1933 - 1956. Â It was demolished probably sometime 1970 - 1995 and the site is now occupied by the Tamar Square development.

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