Amy Johnson, 1903 - 1941, aviator, lived here.
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NW2, Hendon Way, Vernon Court
This is a really horrible road, noisy with polluted air in an area we don't know well. We took our photos and looked at the map on our phone to work out the route to our next stop - no signal! We stayed calm and didn't panic - retracing our steps until we got a signal again. Funny how you can take against a place.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Amy Johnson
Pioneering pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Amy Johnson
Johann Strauss 1st, 1804 to 1849, father of the Waltz dynasty and composer of the 'Radetzky March' lodged here (formerly Hotel du Commerc...
In 1969 Lennon returned his MBE to the Queen but apparently this had no effect on his status and so this plaque is still technically corr...
L.C.C. Sir John Lubbock, Baron Avebury, (1834 - 1913), born here.
In Chisholm's time this house was number 3 Charlton Crescent and was her headquarters in England.
Collingham Garden The use of this ground for the welfare of children for all time has been bequeathed under the will of John Cyril Lees ...
