Former primary school, presumably named for Amy Johnson, the connection being the (sort of) proximity of Croydon Airport.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Former primary school, presumably named for Amy Johnson, the connection being the (sort of) proximity of Croydon Airport.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Amy Johnson Junior School
Social reformer and minister. Born in Settle, Yorkshire. Whilst working in the slums of Greenwich, he became appalled at the deprivations and cruelties suffered by children. He wrote 'The Gaol Crad...
James Fegan set up his first children's home in Deptford, South London in 1870. Others were opened in Greenwich, Southwark, Goudhurst and one in Westminster, known as the Red Lamp, which maybe was ...
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 10. Buried in grave 3 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
Author and illustrator. Born Alfred Edmeades Bestall in Mandalay, Burma. He served in the army during WW1, transporting troops in red double-decker buses. Following his studies at the L.C.C. Centra...
Headteacher of Christ Church Primary School, 1992 - 2009. The image comes from a 2010 interview.