Bridewell Palace was given by Edward VI in 1553 to the City of London to house this school, founded by royal charter in the same year. In 1867 the school moved to Surrey and changed its name to King Edward's School, Witley. The picture shows Bridewell between 1660 and 1666.
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Bridewell Royal Hospital
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St Brides Place
Here stood the palace of Bridewell built by Henry VIII in 1523 and granted by...
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Enfield Grammar School
Boys secondary school. Alumni include: Lord Jenkins of Putney, jazz musician Terry Lightfoot and photographer Oliver Gregory Pike.
1 memorial
Manresa House
Originally called Bessborough House, it was built by William Ponsonby in the 1760s. It was sold to the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits) in 1861 and renamed Manresa House after the town in Spain where...
1 memorial
Emily Davies
Suffragist and promoter of higher education for women. Born Sarah Emily Davies in Southampton. She edited a feminist publication and became active on the London School Board. She was instrumental i...
1 memorial
Bushra Nasir
Studied at Queen Mary University and in 1997 became the first Muslim headteacher of a state school, Plashet School for Girls in East Ham.
1 memorial
Lady Jean Medawar
Wife of Sir Peter Medawar, the man in our picture, and thus known as Lady Medawar. Worked passionately in the promotion of family planning, especially for young girls. Chair of the Family Plannin...
1 memorial
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Leigh Hunt
Poet. Born Southgate. Named 'James Henry Leigh Hunt' after the Duke of Chandos, James Henry Leigh, who was employing Hunt's father, a preacher, as tutor to his nephew at the time of Hunt's birth. F...
6 memorials
Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth
One of Viscount Rothermere's three sons, of which the elder two died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Henry Poole
Architectural sculptor. Born Westminster. Son of architectural sculptor Samuel Poole and brother of painter Samuel Jr. He studied with G. F. Watts and was a Studio assistant on Physical Energy. Pro...
6 memorials
Michael Norman Finn
Known professionally as Mickey Finn he was a percussionist who joined Marc Bolan in late 1969 on bongos/percussion, replacing Steve Took, & was with T-Rex until 1975. It is said he was chosen ...
1 memorial
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