Person    | Male  Born 25/11/1904  Died 17/10/2005

Ba Jin

Author and political activist. Born China as Li Yaotang.  Ba Jin was his pen name.  Learnt and advocated Esperanto. Spent 1927-8 in France. Returned to Shanghai. From 1983 suffered with Parkinson's Disease. Died Shanghai.

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Ba Jin

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Anarchists

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Viscount Combermere, Wellington Stapleton-Cotton

Viscount Combermere, Wellington Stapleton-Cotton

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Andrew Sweet

Andrew Sweet

Deputy Chairman of the Highways Sewers and Public Works Committee, St Pancras Vestry in the late 1800s.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
William Sebright

William Sebright

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2 memorials
Abraham Davis

Abraham Davis

Alderman (of St Pancras Borough Council), property developer and pioneer of flats for ladies. A son of Polish immigrants, he and his 5 brothers prospered in property development, initially in East...

Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration

3 memorials
Janet Gillman

Janet Gillman

Former councillor and mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Person, Politics & Administration

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Lady Workers' Homes 3 - LWH directors

N6, Makepeace Avenue

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8 subjects commemorated
Royal Welch Fusiliers

Royal Welch Fusiliers

EC1, Grays Inn Square

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1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
King and Queen visit May Fair Hotel

King and Queen visit May Fair Hotel

W1, Stratton Street, May Fair Hotel

The brown plaque is inside the hotel lobby.   Don’t be put off by the doorman – he watched our bike for us while we popped in for the photo.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
P. Herring

P. Herring

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial