Buxton Memorial Fountain
source: wikipediaThe Buxton Memorial Fountain is a memorial and drinking fountain in London, the United Kingdom, that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834. It was commissioned by Charles Buxton MP, and was dedicated to his father Thomas Fowell Buxton along with William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Henry Brougham […]
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
source wikipedia The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association was an association set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament, and philanthropist and Edward Thomas Wakefield, a barrister, in 1859 to provide free drinking water. Originally called the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it changed its name to include cattle troughs […]
The Cleve, Wellington – A fox home
The Cleve was designed by Alfred Waterhouse for Joseph Hoyland Fox and his wife Mariana. It is now the The Cleve Hotel & Spa
Daniel Hanbury, Daniel (1825-1875) – Botanist and pharmacologist
Daniel did not marryGriselda Bigland was the grand niece of Daniel Hanbury. source: wikipediaDaniel Hanbury FRS (11 September 1825 – 24 March 1875), a British botanist and pharmacologist, was one of the leading 19th century experts on pharmacognosy, the study of the medicinal applications of nature, principally of plants. LifeSon of a Quaker pharmacist, Daniel […]
Daniel Bell Hanbury (1794-1882) – Partner in Allen & Hanbury’s
Daniel Bell Hanbury m. Rachel Christy (?-1876) Griselda Bigland was the great granddaughter of Daniel Bell Hanbury & Rachel Christy Obituary, source: The Pharmaceutical Journal (1882) Click on image to enlarge
Wilson Fox (1831-1887 ) – Surgeon to Queen Victoria
Wilson Fox m1. Emily Doyle (1836-1870 ); m2. Evelyn Walker (?-1890) Lloyd H Fox was the 1st cousin 2x removed of Wilson Fox source: wikipedia Wilson Fox (2 November 1831 – 3 May 1887) was an English physician. Education and career Wilson Fox was the son of a manufacturer belonging to a well-known Quaker family in […]
Howard & Sons
The Works at City Mills, Stratford. View taken near the old Flood-gate on City Mills River, about 1914. source: GenPalsHowards was finally closed in 1980 and the factory buildings were demolished. Laporte, the owners of the Howards factory, cleared all the waste from the site so that the area could be redeveloped at a cost […]
Allen & Hanbury’s – taken over by Glaxo in 1958
source: Grace’s Guide An important part of their production was special dietary products for invalids and children, including Allenburys Malted Rusks. 1715 Silvanus Bevan established Plough Court Pharmacy off Lombard Street, London; Timothy Bevan took over, after his father’s retirement.1792 William Allen became clerk.1795 Allen was made partner. Bevan passed the company to Samuel Mildred […]
Mabel Priscilla Penery French (1881-1955) – 1st woman admitted to the bar in New Brunswick & British Columbia
Mabel French m. Hugh Travis Clay (1876-?)Lloyd H Fox was the 3rd cousin of Hugh Clay source: UNB HistoryIn 1902, Mabel Priscilla Penery French registered at King’s College Law School (later UNB’s Faculty of Law) and she became the first woman to receive a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1905. Although French did not have any […]
3815 Haro Road, Victoria, BC, Canada – a Pease house
source: Canada’s Historic Places Hamsterley Farm Water Tower2485 Sinclair Road, Saanich, British Columbia, V8P, CanadaFormally Recognized: 1997/11/03 OTHER NAME(S)Hamsterley Farm Water TowerTower of JamDrummadoonThe Pease Jam Factory CONSTRUCTION DATE(S)1911/01/01 to 1916/01/01 DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACEThe Hamsterley Farm Water Tower is a shingle-sided, wood-frame building with an L-shaped plan. At the junction of the arms is […]