Green Plaque № 10276

57 Addington Village Road, Croydon, CR0 5AS

The Old Forge Built Around 1740. The Last Surviving Working Forge In The Area

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John Cartwright Black Plaque - John Cartwright Born 28th. Sepr. 1740; Died 23rd. Sepr. 1824. The firm, Consistent, & Persevering Advocate of “Universal suffrage, Equal Representation, Vote by Ballot, and Annual Parliaments. He was the first English Writer who openly maintained the Independence of the United States of America; and although his distinguished merits as a naval officer in 1776 presented the most flattering Prospects of Professional Advancement, yet he nobly refused to draw his Sword against the Rising Liberties
Frank Matcham Green Plaque - Frank Matcham (1854-1920) theatre architect designed this theatre
Christopher Hatton Brass Plaque - Sir Christopher Hatton was born in 1540 and died in 1591. He was Lord Chancellor of England and according to some, a secret lover of Elizabeth I. She granted him the grounds of Ely Palace on which Hatton House was built, a generous gift which did much to fuel the rumours. Hatton House was demolished in the late 1600s to make way for a new small town called Hatton Garden: this became the centre of London's jewellery trade. By 1850 all of the houses in the area had become a workshop or a diamond