Baptized at St Marylebone.
Designed the Drury Lane Theatre.
Died, unmarried, in Stanhope Street, York Place, Regent's Park, leaving everything to his long-time servant, Martha.
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Benjamin Wyatt
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Duke of York's column
Bronze statue by Westmacott of "The Grand Old Duke of York" of nursery rhyme ...
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William Nisbet Blair
Architect. Born Morpeth, Northumberland. Appointed St Pancras Borough Engineer in 1893 and still in post in 1906. Lived at 23 West Hill. Father of the entomologist, Kenneth Blair. Died Middlesex. H...
John Meard Junior
Apprenticed to his father in August 1700 – ‘John Meard Citizen and Turner... his father and Master admitted to this Freedom’ (Freedom Admissions Register of the Turners’ Company). On his father’s ...
Times Square
Area of New York City, which is the centre of the Broadway theatre scene. It is two adjoining triangles rather than an actual square. Originally called Longacre Square, it was renamed in 1904. It i...
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R. Wynn Owen
Reginald Wynn Owen was born in Wales. Worked for the London and North Western Railway. Our photo comes from an excellent family history website. Visit there for more info on Owen.
William Booth
Founded the Salvation Army. Born Nottingham. Came to London in 1849 to find better paid work and became a travelling lay preacher for the Methodists. Married Catherine Mumford in 1855. With his...
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Born in Essex House. He was the son of Queen Elizabeth's Essex, and the last in the line.
Teddy Baldock
Boxer. Born Poplar. From British Boxers: "World Bantamweight Champion 1927. He remains Britain’s youngest ever World Champion after defeating the American, Archie Bell for the then vacant bantamwei...
Arts and Crafts movement
This design and construction movement began in Britain around 1880 and quickly spread across America and Europe. Taking its name from the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, it stood for traditiona...
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