Plaque № 10088

49 Shirley Church Road, Croydon, CR0 5EF

Reverend William Wilks 1843-1923 Vicar Of Shirley And Horticulturalist Lived Here From 1879 To 1912, Where He Propagated The Shirley Poppy

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James Joseph Mallon Blue Plaque - Dr Jimmy Mallon 1874-1961 warden of Toynbee Hall, champion of social reform lived here
De Hems, London Bronze Plaque - De Hems was built in 1890 and originally called 'The Macclesfield'. In the same year a retired Dutch sea captain called De Hem purchased the pub and reinvented it as an oyster bar. He covered the interior walls of the building with them. All 300,00 shells that had been collected were later transferred to the restaurant upstairs, which became known as the shell room. During World War II the pub became a rendezvous point for the Dutch resistance. The name of the pub was officially changed fro
Black Plaque № 11370 - This plaque has been dedicated by the Pepys community in memory of David Ivan O'Hara 1931-1992 who in his last years dedicated himself to the community and the projects of the community of the Pepys Estate