Person    | Female  Born 7/2/1884  Died 8/10/1960

Winifred Darch

Categories: Education, Literature

Author and teacher. Born in Brighton. A prolific writer of novels, mainly for girls. From 1906 to 1935, she worked as a teacher and housemistress at the High School for Girls, Loughton. We cannot find a photograph of her, so have used the cover of one of her long forgotten books.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Winifred Darch

This building was the County High School for Girls opened in 1908. The childr...

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Since 9/11

Since 9/11

Since 9/11 is a UK educational charity which was set up on the tenth anniversary of September 11th 2001 to ensure that the legacy of 9/11 is one that builds hope from tragedy.

Group, Education, Tragedy

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Charity School - Hatton Garden

Charity School - Hatton Garden

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Building, Children, Education

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Eva Hubback

Eva Hubback

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Person, Education, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Cecile Nobrega

Cecile Nobrega

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Person, Education, Poetry

1 memorial
Homerton College

Homerton College

Originally created to educate Calvinist ministers, as non-conformists were banned from attending Oxbridge colleges. Its first meetings were held in a public house at the Royal Exchange until 1768 w...

Place, Education

1 memorial