Place    From 1867  To 1968

Bedford Music Halls, Old and New

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Performers and patrons were depicted by the artist Walter Sickert at the turn of the century.

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Bedford Music Halls, Old and New

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88 Arlington Road

88 Arlington Road This building stands on the site of the Bedford Tavern (18...

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David Garrick

David Garrick

Actor, dramatist and theatre manager. Born Hereford. Left home and travelled to London with Samuel Johnson. As a friend of the Adams brothers he was in 1772, one of the first residents in their new...

Person, Theatre

7 memorials
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, DBE

Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, DBE

Known professionally as Siân Phillips, she was born Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Married to Peter O'Toole through the 60s. Played Livia in the BBC series "I, Claudius". Her birth was registered...

Person, Theatre, TV & Radio, Wales

1 memorial
Charles Kemble

Charles Kemble

Actor, theatre manager and playwright. born Wales. Married Maria Theresa De Camp. Father to Fanny. Died at home in Savile Row.

Person, Theatre, Wales

1 memorial
Sir Derek Jacobi

Sir Derek Jacobi

Actor. Born Derek George Jacobi in Leytonstone. He was invited by Sir Laurence Olivier to be a founder member of the Royal National Theatre. Probably best known for playing the eponymous lead in th...

Person, Cinema, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Sarah Flower Adams

Sarah Flower Adams

Actress, hymnwriter and poet. Born Sarah Fuller Flower in Old Harlow, Essex. She wrote the words to the hymn 'Nearer, my God, to Thee'. In 1837 she turned to acting, playing several leading roles, ...

Person, Music / songs, Poetry, Theatre

1 memorial

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South Bank mosaic - Peter Hall

South Bank mosaic - Peter Hall

SE1, South Bank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall / Purcell Room

These mosaics are laid in the pavement in a rather sad, out the way, corner of the South Bank, at street level, near the non-main entranc...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association

Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents Association

The association is a watchdog for the welfare of the suburb and acts as a strong pressure group. It conveys the views of its members to the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust, to the Borough of Barnet a...

Group, Community / Clubs

2 memorials
Jane Austen Society

Jane Austen Society

Formed initially to preserve Jane's cottage in the village of Chawton, Hampshire. This was purchased in 1947 and is now open to the public.

Group, Literature

1 memorial
Sidney Joseph Benstead

Sidney Joseph Benstead

Employed at the Silvertown Brunner Mond works and killed in the 1917 Silvertown explosion.  Imperial War Museum has a page. Also, "There appears to be a connection between Walter Mauger and anothe...

Person, Tragedy, Channel Islands

1 memorial
ICI - 5 - Nobel

ICI - 5 - Nobel

SW1, Millbank, 9, Imperial Chemical House

For an idea of what this area used to be like see this 1894ish map. It was all redeveloped following the 1928 flood. This block was desig...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator