American car designer, racing driver and entrepreneur. Born Texas. Suffered with a heart condition all his life. Worked with AC Cars Limited to produce the AC Cobra, which he imported into the States where it is often known as the Shelby Cobra.
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Carroll Shelby
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Harry Burnham Silver
Textile designer. Born Islington, son of Arthur Silver. In 1908 he married Josephine Muriel Abbott in Brighton, Sussex and in April 1911 they were living with his wife's widowed sister, Beatrice Id...
Paul Crespin
Goldsmith. Born in London to Huguenot parents. Business address from 1760 in Compton Street, Soho. Retired to and died in Southampton. The V&A holds a portrait.
Madame Tussaud
Born in Strasbourg as Marie Grosholtz. Her mother worked for Dr Curtius, a wax modeller, who taught his skills to Marie. In the French revolution made death masks of the executed nobles and royalty...
Brian Glen Barnes, MBE
Muralist and community artist. Created murals around south London for over 45 years. Born Farnborough, Kent. When he and his wife, Aileen, moved to Battersea they became activists campaigning for...
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those killed and injured by the Hazelhurst Road WW2 bomb
From Summerstown182: The V2 rocket landed at 8.30 on a Sunday morning "on the homes almost directly opposite the front of Smallwood School." and "At least thirty five people were killed and over on...
Sir John Gilbert
Born Blackheath. Illustrator and painter. He was closely associated with the Old Watercolour Society, becoming president in 1871. He also achieved fame as an illustrator of Shakespeare’s works and ...
Tottenham Outrage - Tyler
N17, High Road, Police Station
The plaque is to the right of the wall in shadow.
Egyptian eye in pavement
NW1, Hampstead Road
This is a real puzzle. Looks like the palmette in the Euston Road, also in the borough of Camden. They are both outside very interesting ...
Holy Trinity Clapham - Manor House School
SW4, Rookery Road, Clapham Common
The Latin quote is from the Roman poet Horace's Odes and translates roughly as "It is sweet and right to die for your country."
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