Here from 1868 to 1900 lived George James Symons FRS, pioneer in the scientific study of rainfall, founder of the British Rainfall Organization, twice president of the Royal Meteorological Society. 1838-1900.
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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Symons
Pioneer in the scientific study of rainfall. Born 28 Queen's Row, Pimlico. Fo...
See Spitalfields Life for a good post on the Caslon Foundry. April 2017: John Whitehead told us the plaque has been removed by developer...
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the left of the four lamps.
There were 16 of these open-book style ground plaques, marking the corners of blocks A - D, the 4 main large blocks of buildings in WW2 C...
A temporary memorial was unveiled at this site in 1920. The plaque is on the pavement beside the monument.
Actor-manager. Born in Keinton-Mandeville, Somerset. Brought up in near poverty and was afflicted with a pronounced speech impediment. The first actor to be knighted. 1878 - 1902 he managed the Lyc...
Founder of Bedford College, anti-slavery activist and philanthropist. Her Wikipedia page is very informative. Elizabeth Jesser Sturch was born on 15 December 1789 in the St Clement Danes district...
Writer. Born Newbury. His first book 'A Bear Called Paddington' was published in 1958. There have been 23 Paddington books. Also wrote for adults.
The story of the Carpenters' three Halls is given at the Picture Source website.
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