Punch's Puppet Show was first performed in England and witnessed by Samuel Pepys 1662, in Covent Garden. And still popular in 2015.
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Punch and Judy
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Punch and Judy
Near this spot Punch's Puppet Show was first performed in England and witness...
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Christ Church School, SW3
Christ Church itself was built in 1839 and quickly established its Sunday School, initially only for boys and in rented premises in Flood Street. Then Lord Cadogan donated the land directly opposit...
4 memorials
Frank Masters
Naval cadet from the training ship Arethusa, aged 14. Drowned in the tragedy at Leysdown. He was assisting the scouts at the time.
2 memorials
Lady Eleanor Keane
Pioneer in youth work. Born Eleanor Lucy Hicks-Beach, eldest daughter of 1st Earl St Aldwyn. On Valentine's day 1907, just 2 months before laying the foundation stone, she married the Irishman Sir ...
1 memorial
Benjamin Waugh
Social reformer and minister. Born in Settle, Yorkshire. Whilst working in the slums of Greenwich, he became appalled at the deprivations and cruelties suffered by children. He wrote 'The Gaol Crad...
4 memorials
Valerie Looker
Killed, aged 18 mths, in the Downhills shelter WW2 tragedy, 19 September 1940.
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
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Sir Robert Smirke
Born London. Died Cheltenham. Designed the British Museum and Covent Garden Theatre, amongst other buildings.
2 memorials
John Robert Godley
Founder of Canterbury, New Zealand. Born Dublin. Travelled extensively in Ireland and North America and so was asked to found a Church of England colony in New Zealand. After living there for two y...
2 memorials
3 memorials
1928 flood
The Environment Agency gets the date wrong but we assume the rest is correct: "On 12th January 1928, numerous areas in London and the surrounding local authorities were flooded. In Lambeth, 14 peop...
2 memorials
1 memorial
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