For $132,900, someone with a passion for history can purchase one of the treasures of SoHo’s past. That treasure is the aluminum-sided cottage at 121 Clarence Street, the long-time home of John Law. Law, a pioneer plumber, gas fitter, brass and bell founder and inventor, operated one of SoHo’s more interesting businesses. His final foundry …
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Young Fisherman Survives Fall from SoHo’s L&PS Bridge
On a summer’s day in 1919, Tommy Wilson of 231 Horton Street miraculously survived one very great adventure. That adventure was falling 50 feet off the London & Port Stanley (L&PS) railway bridge at Philip Street, and into the waters of the Thames below. What was miraculous is that Tommy missed several huge stones that …
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Waterloo South Primary School, An Architectural Gem
This handsome red brick building at 186 Waterloo Street, may be London’s earliest surviving school. The Waterloo South Primary School (the cottage-like structure to the left) was erected in 1864. The land on which it stands was granted by the Crown to Charles Brock on December 4,1842.
Memorial Parkette Honors Dr. John Agnos
Pedestrians walking along Richmond Street In Soho, just south of Horton, may notice a small green space. A wooden plaque, placed at the front of the lot, reads: “In Memoriam”. Below the name of Dr. John Agnos, is the word “Naturalist.”
Soho Celebrates Black History Month
There is no London neighbourhood more tied to the city’s black community than Soho. It’s fitting to recall that part of our community’s history in February, which is officially designated as Black History Month. Editor’s Note: This article is originally published in 2010 and has been retained for archival purposes.