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London Palladium

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London Palladium

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London Palladium Centenary

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The London Palladium

London Palladium Opened in 1910, The London Palladium has been famed for var...

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Bruce Forsyth's ashes

Exactly a year after he died, Forsyth's ashes were laid to rest under the sta...

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London Palladium Centenary

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Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier

Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier

Born Dorking, Surrey, as Laurence Kerr Olivier. With his wife Vivien Leigh, he managed the St James's Theatre from 1950 to its closure in 1957. Founding Director of the National Theatre, 1963 - 197...

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Theatre

3 memorials
E. C. H. Rowland

E. C. H. Rowland

Entertainer and cinema manager. Born Edward Cyril Hawken Rowland in Plymouth. He appeared as a music hall comedian in London before joining the army. During World War I, he served in France with th...

Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Theatre, France

1 memorial
Punch and Judy

Punch and Judy

Punch's Puppet Show was first performed in England and witnessed by Samuel Pepys 1662, in Covent Garden. And still popular in 2015.

Concept, Children, Theatre

2 memorials
Sir John Vanbrugh

Sir John Vanbrugh

Playwright and architect. Born in the parish of St Nicholas Acons, London, of Flemish descent. Worked in the English Baroque style, sometimes with Hawksmoor, on Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. L...

Person, Architecture, Espionage, Theatre

6 memorials
Sir J. M. Barrie

Sir J. M. Barrie

Playwright and novelist. Born Kirriemuir, Scotland. Moved to London, Bloomsbury, in 1885 for his writing career. Less than 5 foot tall he was not very successful with women and developed a habit of...

Person, Literature, Theatre, Scotland

5 memorials

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Nipper

Nipper

Born Bristol (and/or found as a stray, sources differ).  Mixed breed with a reputation for nipping visitor's legs, hence the name. His owner, Mark Barraud (1848-1887) worked as a scenery designer i...

Animal, Animals, Music / songs

3 memorials
The Goon Show

The Goon Show

Radio comedy show, originally broadcast as 'Crazy People' The first scripts were co-written by Spike Milligan and Jimmy Grafton. The pressure of writing eventually contributed to Milligan's mental ...

Event, Humour, TV & Radio

3 memorials
Vintners' Company

Vintners' Company

One of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London. Its origins steeped in the history of the City of London, and the import, regulation and sale of wine.

Group, Commerce, Food & Drink, Liveries & Guilds

3 memorials
Hubert J. Harris

Hubert J. Harris

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Fountain Court

Fountain Court

WC2, Strand, Savoy Buildings

This way was called Fountain Court until 1883 from the Fountain Tavern which stood on this site.

2 subjects commemorated