Born St. Petersburg, Russia (on 31 January according to the calendar in use at the time). In 1909 she went to Paris with the Ballets Russes tour. Moved permanently to London in 1912 and lived at Ivy House until her death. Died of pleurisy in a hotel in The Hague, Netherlands. There are two statues of her in the grounds of Ivy House. The dome of the Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria Street, is topped with a gilded statue of her. A meringue desert was named after her.
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Anna Pavlova
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Pavlova statue
A statue of Pavlova was added to the top of this newly built theatre in 1911 ...
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Darcey Bussell
Ballerina. Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, DBE was born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle in London. Spent some time in Australia as a child. Aged 20 became a principle dancer at the Royal Balle...
2 memorials
Trinity Laban
Music and dance conservatoire based in Greenwich. It was formed with the amalgamation of the Trinity College of Music and the Laban Dance Centre.
1 memorial
Ruthie Henshall
Actor, dancer and singer. Born in Bromley as Valentine Ruth Henshall. She has appeared in many west end productions, including 'Cats', 'Chicago' and 'Les Miserables'. Nominated five times for an Ol...
1 memorial
2 memorials
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Ashley Dukes
Playwright, critic and theatre manager. Founded the Mercury Theatre. Husband of Dame Marie Rambert.
1 memorial
Issy Smith, VC
Born Ishroulch Shmeilowitz (other spellings are available), to parents residing in Egypt, Smith travelled to Britain as a child stowaway, grew up in Manchester and first volunteered to serve in the...
War served, WW1
2 memorials
Simon de Montfort's Parliament of 1265
Simon de Montfort, having seized power from King Henry III, called a Parliament with a wider representation catchment than the usual knights and barons; he summoned representatives of cities and bo...
1 memorial
Carrie Reichardt
Artist active in 2020 with a number of long-running projects, and involved in a number of campaigns. She is a long-time campaigner against the death penalty and communicated with Herman Wallace for...
24 memorials
The Equiano Society
Founded by Arthur Torrington and Samuel B. King. Its main objective is to publicise and celebrate the life and work of Olaudah Equiano
1 memorial
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