Jim Connell, 1852 - 1929, Irish, socialist and author of 'The Red Flag' lived here, 1915 - 1929.
Lewisham
The Labour Party
SE23, Stondon Park, 22a
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Jim Connell
A socialist song, written by Jim Connell. (supposedly on a train journey betw...
Political activist. Born in Rathniska, near Kilskyre, County Meath. As a teen...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Jim Connell
The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Bor...
This photo, the only close-up image we can find of this lost plaque, is from Sputnik Mediabank where it is captioned "Memorial plate on d...
C. B. Fry, 1872 - 1956, all-round sportsman, was born here. English Heritage
The modern information board at the entrance to the gardens points out that the three Prime Ministers lived here at different times. It w...
Our close-up picture is pretty good considering we were on the top deck of a bus at the time. The Victorian scrolls on the shop front ca...
Historian Sir David Cannadine, and Frances Spalding, Fry's biographer, were present at the unveiling.
The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th century when Flemish artisans set up dye works on the River Lea. In the late 17th century the Huguenots arrived in Spitalfield...
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