Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, 1865 - 1922, newspaper founder and editor, lived here, 1870 - 1873.
Erected by the Heath and Hampstead Society
NW3, Vale of Health, Rose Cottage
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Northcliffe - Hampstead
Born near Dublin. As a keen cyclist (on a penny-farthing) Harmsworth was subm...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lord Northcliffe - Hampstead
The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has b...
Maida Vale Studios, home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Radiophonic Workshop, 1934. BBC Heritage Trail
The Latin motto "Primus Omnium" translates as "first of all", referring to the fact that the Marine Police was established over 30 years ...
That's all well and good, but was there a maze? All that text and not a word about the maze. Elsewhere we've read that 'maze pond' was ...
Frank Matcham (1854 - 1920) theatre architect, designed this theatre. Frank Matcham Society
This is the home where he died, 2 years earlier than the plaque would have it.
Violinist and composer of light music. Born Yorkshire into a musical family, his name is pronounced to rhyme with maiden. Brought up on the Isle of Man. WW1 and the new radio broadcasting meant t...
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