Person    | Male  Born 9/8/1878  Died 1953

Albert Charles Starr

Mayor of Bermondsey 1929-1930 and then for a period of 3 terms during WW2: 1941-44.

Our photo shows a group of officials from the United States during their tour of the Civil Defence Services at Bermondsey, inspecting members of a decontamination squad. Starr is the one with the jewellery. The photo is dated 2 August 1941.

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Albert Charles Starr

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Ada Salter Garden - lost plaque

This garden is named after Mrs Ada Salter, a member of the Parks Committee of...

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Ada Salter Garden - tree

The inscription's date of birth for Ada contradicts that of reputable sources...

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Gerald Clarkson

Gerald Clarkson

Founding Master of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters.  Buckingham Covers has a short biography.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Alexander Graham

Sir Alexander Graham

Lord Mayor, 1990 - 91. Alderman in the City of London in 1996. Made Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 1990.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Eleanor Marx-Aveling

Eleanor Marx-Aveling

Socialist writer and activist. Karl Marx's daughter, born 28 Dean Street and nicknamed Tussy. Her father's secretary from an early age, she returned home to nurse her aged parents.  Created the fir...

Person, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Pioneer Women Campaigners

Pioneer Women Campaigners

The plaque capitalises this as if it was a formal group but we can find no reference to it on the interweb.

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
W. J. Lewis

W. J. Lewis

Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall. Mayor of the borough in 1919. In 1921 he was named as Lt-Col W J Lewis OBE, Secretary of the Bethnal Green Liberal & ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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William Roberts

William Roberts

NW1, St Marks Crescent, 14

Unveiled by Alan Bennett in 2003. Bennett, an early member of the William Roberts Society, has lived in the area a long time and once a...

1 subject commemorated, 2 creators