Surgeon (and a skilled boxer and cricket-player). Born Essex. Studied medicine at the London School of Medicine for Women.
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Dame Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake
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Louisa Brandreth Aldrich-Blake
There are actually 2 busts (identical we think): one facing into the square a...
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William Harvey
Born at Folkestone, Kent. Discovered and proved the circulation of the blood.
2 memorials
Kensington Wells
In 1696 a mineral spring was discovered on the site, and the Kensington Wells developed from it. The first building to be erected at the spring was the Wells spa, which operated until the mid 18th...
1 memorial
Sydney Monckton Copeman
Medical Scientist. Born as Sydney Arthur Monckton Copeman in the cathedral close, Norwich. He was a medical inspector in the Local Government Board (forerunner to the Ministry of Health), where Sir...
1 memorial
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital
The hospital's founder was Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. This hospital provides women-centred services including the right of a woman to be treated by a female doctor.
2 memorials
Royal Westminster Ophthalmic Hospital
The wonderful Lost Hospitals of London provides information: The Royal Westminster Infirmary for the Cure of Diseases of the Eye was founded by George James Guthrie (1785-1856). Clinics were initi...
1 memorial
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Cheistha Kochhar
Born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, Cheistha Kochhar was a PhD student at the London School of Economics. She had already worked in a range of roles including business start-ups and with variou...
1 memorial
Royal Brunswick Theatre bollards
E1, Ensign Street
When the theatres were here the street was named Well Street. There are 10 bollards, some damaged, but the survival of the collection is ...
1 subject commemorated
Charlton Athletic F.C. war memorials
SE7, Floyd Road, 'The Valley'
The 1927 description of WW1 as 'the greater games overseas' seems strange to us today. 2021: We thank Clive Harris of the historical tea...
Civilian war dead | WW1
5 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
5 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Damon Albarn
Musician, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. Born Whitechapel, son of artist Keith Albarn (1939 - ). Co-founder of the band Blur and the virtual group Gorillaz.
1 memorial