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Seven Dials Trust

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Brian Epstein - WC2

Unveiled by Cilla Black. The Cerynitis or Golden Hind originates in Greek ...

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Rosalind Paget and Zepherina Veitch

The plaque gives 1739 as the foundation date but sources give 1749.

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Roxy Club

The Roxy legendary punk club, 1976 - 1978. Seven Dials Trust

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William Penn

William Penn

Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania. Born in the Liberty of the Tower. After studying law, he spent several years in Ireland managing his father's estates. During this time he converted to Qu...

Person, Benefactor, Philosophy, Religion, Ireland, USA

5 memorials
Marmaduke Langdale

Marmaduke Langdale

Active in 1859. Via JudyGr we found "1794: Langdale Marmaduke & Thomas, Distillers, 26, Holborn", mentioned in Dickens' 'Barnaby Rudge'. A connection seems very likely. 2018: The British Museu...

Person, Benefactor, Commerce

1 memorial
Women's Voluntary Services

Women's Voluntary Services

A voluntary organisation concerned with helping people in need throughout the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1938 by Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading, as a British women's organisation to r...

Group, Benefactor

1 memorial
George Halfhide

George Halfhide

Successful seal engraver. 1796 in business with John Barnes. 1800 the business moved to 7 Coventry Street and shortly after Halfhide was in business on his own. His son, also George, joined the bus...

Person, Benefactor, Craft / Design

1 memorial
Dr Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond

Dr Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond

Millionaire businessman.   Born on 5 January 1944 in Kilcurry, County Louth, Ireland.  Owned Corby Castle and Carlisle Airport.  He's the one sporting the ermine in the picture. His Wikipedia page...

Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Tragedy, Ireland

1 memorial

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Jane Loudon

Jane Loudon

Author and pioneer of science fiction. Born near Birmingham as Jane Webb. Wrote "The Mummy!: Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century" and published it in 1827, anonymously. This was reviewed favour...

Person, Art, Gardens / Agriculture, Literature

1 memorial
Sir Roland Penrose

Sir Roland Penrose

Surrealist artist, writer and exhibition organiser. Born at 44 Finchley Road.  Brought the first Picasso painting for display in London, in the 1936 London International Surrealist Exhibition which...

Person, Art

1 memorial
Chelsea Temperance Society

Chelsea Temperance Society

Founded 1837 with Sydney Hall in Pond Place. At Exciting we learn "In about 1906 they published a set of cards showing their original Sydney Hall and vacant site nearby at the southern apex of Bury...

Group, Social Welfare

6 memorials
Central YMCA

Central YMCA

The original Central YMCA on the corner of Great Russell Street was designed by architect R. Plumbe. It opened in 1911 and included halls for meetings, restaurants, a gym, swimming baths, social ro...

Place, Community / Clubs

1 memorial
Alexis Korner

Alexis Korner

Musician. Born Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner in Paris. His family moved to Britain at the outbreak of WW2. He played with various bands and in 1961 formed 'Blues Incorporated' with harmonica playe...

Person, Music / songs, France

1 memorial