Finchley Toll Gate

Finchley Toll Gate

Our picture is taken from an old map showing London toll gates (black circles), but strangely, nothing appears in Finchley.

Place, Transport

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Cicely Mary Marshall

Cicely Mary Marshall

Joint host of Luigi Sturzo with Barbara Barclay Carter (see there for details). In 1934 and in 1945/46 she was living at 32 Chepstow Villas, W11. Our colleague, Andrew Behan has researched Marsha...

Person, Friend / family, Indonisia

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Barbara Barclay Carter

Barbara Barclay Carter

A Catholic convert who translated Italian writing and promoted the Italian democratic cause. Born California, but brought up in England and studied in France. From TerraNouvelle: "... she intervie...

Person, Friend / family, Literature, France, Italy, Switzerland, USA

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Don Luigi Sturzo

Don Luigi Sturzo

Italian Catholic priest and prominent politician, one of the fathers of the Christian democratic platform. One of the founders of the Italian People's Party in 1919, but was forced into exile in 19...

Person, Politics & Administration, Religion, Italy

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Comune di Caltagirone

Comune di Caltagirone

Caltagirone is the town in Sicily, Italy, where Luigi Sturzo was born.

Group, Politics & Administration

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John Biggs

John Biggs

John Robert Biggs is a Labour Co-op politician who was the directly elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets 2015-22.

Person, Politics & Administration

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Brick Lane bomb

Brick Lane bomb

The bomb was planted by Neo-Nazi David Copeland, who was also responsible for the attacks in Brixton (17 April) and the Admiral Duncan pub (30 April) in Soho. Brick LaneĀ  has a large Bangladeshi c...

Event, Race Issues, Terrorism

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Willesden Library

Willesden Library

The newly built up Willesden area was provided with a library, completed in 1894. It was extended at the back in 1907, part funded by Andrew Carnegie. The whole back section was rebuilt with addit...

Building, Museums / Libraries

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Susan Garth

Susan Garth

The plaque claims that Garth launched London's first antiques market in Portobello Road, but without a date the claim is impossible to substantiate. See June Aylward's plaque, which at least gives ...

Person, Commerce

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