This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Printing
Commemorated ati
1 - Crane Court – The Daily Courant
Crane Court The Daily Courant, No 1 Wednesday March 11, 1702 {A facsimile of ...
2 - Red Lion Court – Caslon
Red Lion Court W Caslon Junr Letter founder ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAEOE I...
3 - Johnson’s Court – Dr Johnson’s Dictionary
{A facsimile of a page of Dr Johnson’s Dictionary.} From 1748 to 1759 Dr Joh...
4 - St Dunstan’s Court – Space Invaders
Seems very odd for the chosen illustration to be of a computer game.
5 - Bolt Court – The Sun
Bolt Court The Sun {A facsimile of a page of the paper.} Tuesday 15 September...
Other Subjects
Sinclair Beecham
Co-founder of Pret a Manger with Julian Metcalfe, who he met at the Polytechnic of Central London.
Pollock's toy theatre shop
This was started by John Redington, selling printed sheets of characters and scenery for toy theatres. He ran it until his death when his family took over. 1877 his daughter Eliza married Benjamin ...
John Pierpont Morgan
International banker and philanthropist. Inherited a fortune from his father Junius S. Morgan and then made so much more that his wealth was only exceeded by John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie...
César Ritz
Hotelier. Born Switzerland, son of a peasant farmer. Started work as a waiter and worked his way up, in Paris, Vienna, Lucerne, etc. Came to London in 1889 as the manager of Richard D'Oyly Carte's...
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