John Marshall and Marshall's Charity black plaque

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# 9 Newcomen Street, Southwark Standing before this modest address in Southwark, you're gazing upon the former site of a merchant's dynasty that shaped London's charitable landscape for centuries. John Marshall, a prosperous businessman of the early 17th century, made his home here in a substantial...

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9 Newcomen Street, Southwark, SE1

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John Marshall founder of Marshall's Charity lived at his mansion house near this spot until his death in 1631 as did his father before him. Marshall's Charity had its offices here until 1967