Person    | Male  Born 1891  Died 1940

Alfred Buxton

Alfred Buxton

Chairman of the London County Council, 1916 - 1917. Grandson of the first baronet by his son Thomas Fowell Buxton (1822–1908).

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Alfred Buxton

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Lily Pond

Buxton seems to have presented the pond the year before he became Chairman. T...

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Other Subjects

Thomas Smith (Tottenham)

Thomas Smith (Tottenham)

From British History Online we've learnt that lordships are something that could be bought and sold. The Tottenham lordships were tied in with Bruce Castle, until Thomas Smith got involved. Smith l...

Person, Benefactor, Politics & Administration, Property

1 memorial
Humphrey Salwey

Humphrey Salwey

Supported the Parliamentary cause and sat in the House of Commons 1640-52. Buried Westminster Abbey. When Charles II was restored to the throne he ordered the disinterment of the bodies of Oliver ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
George Joseph Levy, MBE

George Joseph Levy, MBE

George Joseph Levy was born on 25 May 1927, the younger of the two children of Percy Philip Levy (1892-1964) and Maude Agnes Levy née Simmons (1900-1991). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarte...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Vere Harmsworth

Vere Harmsworth

One of Viscount Rothermere's three sons, of which the elder two died in WW1.

Person, Politics & Administration

War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Francois Rabelais

Francois Rabelais

Writer and physician. Born France, between 1483 and 1494, but probably November 1494. Became a monk and studied Latin and Greek, then left to study medicine. Died Paris.

Person, Literature, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Religion, France

1 memorial

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King's Hall Picture Palace - first cinema in Britain

King's Hall Picture Palace - first cinema in Britain

SE17, Tooting High Street, 181 - 183

The erection date differs from the date on the plaque. We have found other cases where this occurs - the unveiling can get delayed for al...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
A. J. Avery

A. J. Avery

SE11, Kennington Lane, Tommyfield, 185

A Lambeth paper reports that Charlie Chaplin, who was born in 1889 and brought up nearby, remembers sitting on the pavement outside this ...

1 subject commemorated
C. E. Wilson

C. E. Wilson

Church Warden of St Alban, Wood Street in 1865.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
B. Buddle

B. Buddle

Outdoor Locomotive Department

Person

War dead, WW1
1 memorial