Our picture shows Paul Crosfield as a young boy at the Highgate tennis fete in 1931. We think it highly likely that Paul is son of Sir Arthur but can't prove it.
2016: Via Facebook William Tell informs us that "Paul was born Paul Homer in Athens and came to live with his cousin, Sir Arthur's wife. Sir Arthur adopted him and he changed his name."
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Mr & Mrs Paul Crosfield
British History Online (1878) says that in about 1795 "the original stone, be...
Distiller, politician, cricket player, benefactor. Born Upper Holloway into a gin distillery family. They made Lamplighter gin at Three Mills on the River Lea. The business moved into running pu...
We were very pleased to find this miniature portrait of Mrs Rashleigh, even though the auction house selling it is rather circumspect with the identification of the sitter: "The present lot possibl...
Born Southampton. A prodigy, the youngest ever pupil at the Royal Academy School. Co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His friendship with Ruskin did not survive marrying the ex-Mrs Ruskin...
At Elsevier Ruth Richardson writes:"That year {1882}, Dr John Waggett MD FRCS (1818–1909) decided to donate funds sufficient to erect a drinking fountain on the crest of London’s Notting Hill. Dr W...
Marie Spartali was born on 13 March 1884 in Hornsey, Middlesex (now Greater London), the eldest of the five children of Michael Demetrius Spartali (1818-1914) and Maria Euphrosyne Spartali née Vars...
The first university settlement house. Founded by Samuel and Henrietta Barnett. It was named for their friend, Arnold Toynbee, the economic historian noted for his social commitment and desire to i...
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