Merchant based in Southwark. First treasurer of Southwark Cathedral. He had homes at Clare Lawn, Mortlake, and at Purland Chase in Ross, Herefordshire.
This image shows Wigan's memorial in that cathedral.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Frederick Wigan
Carved into the panel behind the figure are images of the original Globe Thea...
First London coffee house, opened by Pasqua Rosée.  The Telegraph produced a good article about coffee houses in London.
An insurance organisation launched by Barber Beaumont in 1807. Beaumont was the managing director and within 20 years it was the fifth largest fire insurer in Britain. Source: Oxford Dictionary of...
12 - 13 Poultry. Built in 1870, designed by J. &Â J. Belcher. Was demolished after a long campaign in 1994 to make way for the delights of Number 1, Poultry. The man responsible, Lord Palumbo, ...
Promotes commercial ties between Haiti and Great Britain.
Last private owner of Spitalfields fruit and vegetable market. Â Came from Essex, worked in the market and managed to buy the lease in 1875. Â Forced to sell to the City of London in 1920.
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