Person    | Female  Born 1/6/1919  Died 19/11/2013

Cecile Nobrega

Categories: Education, Poetry

Poet, writer, teacher, playwright. She was born as Cecile Elise Doreen Burgan on 1 June 1919 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana). She Wrote music and poetry from an early age and In 1942 married Romeo Nobrega. Trained as a teacher and migrated to the UK in 1969. She lived in Stockwell from about 1980 and electoral registers for 2003-2008 show her listed at Flat 23, Lee Samuel House, 10 Nealden Street, London, SW9 9QX. She died, aged 94 years, on 19 November 2013.

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Cecile Nobrega

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Bronze Woman

This was the first statue of a black woman to be on permanent display anywher...

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Florence Helena Du Vergier

Florence Helena Du Vergier

Florence Helena Du Vergier. Alderman & Councillor of Hackney 1923-53, Vice-chairman of Hackney's Housing and Town Planning Committee in 1935 (at least), Chair in 1937 (at least) and Mayor 1943-...

Person, Education, Emergency Services, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Chelsea College of Art & Design

Chelsea College of Art & Design

From their website: "Chelsea College of Arts is one of London's most prestigious art and design colleges." From c.2005 based at the Millbank Prison site.

Group, Art, Craft / Design, Education

1 memorial
Manor House School

Manor House School

The school buildings are still there, on the North Side between Wix's Lane and Taybridge Road.  The building dates back to 1792 when it was Byrom House.  Sold in 1841, it became The Beeches.  1876 ...

Group, Education

1 memorial
Stanley School

Stanley School

2012 and the school is a primary school only, and in our experience primary schools tend not to erect memorials to their "old boys".  But we found, at Martin Watson, "...when I started school in 19...

Group, Education

1 memorial

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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
James Bond

James Bond

Fictional spy created by Ian Fleming, who first appeared in the novel 'Casino Royale', but see Fleming's page for an alternative origin for Bond. Eleven further novels and two short story collectio...

Fiction, Espionage, Fictional, Seriously Famous

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Szmul Zygielbojm

Szmul Zygielbojm

Politician. Born in Borowica, Poland. He became involved in the Jewish labour movement (Bundism), and in 1917, represented Chełm at the first Bundist convention in Poland. He was invited to serve a...

Person, Tragedy, Poland

1 memorial
Heywood

Heywood

Family home of Clement Attlee. By 1947 it was being used as a nursing home and was probably demolished soon after 1978.

Place, Property

1 memorial
Jewish expulsion and resettlement

Jewish expulsion and resettlement

In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from those that practised their religion in secret, there were no Jews in England.  In 1657, following a petition to Cromwell an...

Event, Politics & Administration, Religion

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