The Aldersgate printer of John Wesley's Journal. Born Edinburgh. Also printed the works of Samuel Johnson, David Hume, Adam Smith and Edward Gibbon.
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William Strahan
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Aldersgate Flame
{On the west face:} Wednesday May 24 1738 "What occurred .......law of sin an...
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Hillier Nurseries
A family owned company with a tradition in professional horticulture. The largest grower of trees (both field and container grown), in the UK and one of the largest in Europe.
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First pub outside Ireland to have bottled Guinness
The Tipperary pub, Fleet Street, was the first pub outside Ireland to have bottled Guinness and later draft.
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Barclays Bank
The bank's origins go back to the goldsmith bankers John Freame and Thomas Gould. James Barclay joined the business in 1736. After various name permutations, it became Barclay and Co. in 1896. As o...
3 memorials
Burtons Menswear
Clothing manufacturer and retailer. Montague Burton (1885 - 1952) was raised as Meshe David Osinsky,and emigrated from what is now Lithuania to England in 1900. He set up a business making and sell...
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