Author for children. Born Oak Street, Ealing, where the plaque now is. Specialised in writing long series of stories generally using a different pen-name for each. Most famously, as Charles Hamilton he wrote the Billy Bunter stories. Never married. Died at home at Kingsgate-on-Sea, Kent.
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Charles Hamilton (Frank Richards)
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Billy Bunter creator
Charles Hamilton, known as Frank Richards, creator of Billy Bunter, was born ...
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John Cyril Lees Collingham
John Cyril Lees Collingham was born in 1865, the second of the six children of Joseph Mawer Collingham (1832-1902) and Jane Eliza Collingham née Lees (1836-1919). His birth was registered in 2nd qu...
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Francis Lord Derwent
Francis Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 2nd Baron Derwent. Army officer and landowner. Attended Eton, 1864-9. First born son to Harcourt Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone of Hackness Grange, Scarborough. Harcourt...
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Roy Sterling
Devoted many years of his life to working with young people at Coram's Fields. Died before Spring 1993.
1 memorial
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Sir George Frampton
Sculptor. Born at 91 Brook Street, Lambeth. Died at home at 91 Carlton Hill, St John's Wood.
9 memorials
Fred Perry
Lawn tennis and table tennis player. Born Frederick John Perry at 33 Carrington Road, Stockport. Table tennis was his first sport and he became world singles champion in 1929. Between 1933 and 1936...
2 memorials
city boundary dragons
EC4, Victoria Embankment
A second 1849 cast-iron heraldic dragon rears up on the other side of the busy road. The Pity of London has a short video showing the ins...
1 subject commemorated,
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Hattie Jacques
Actrees, born Josephine Edwina Jacques at 125 High Street, Sandgate, Kent. She featured in some of the most successful British radio and television programmes and films. On radio she was in ITMA, E...
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The North Star
NW3, Finchley Road, 104
The North Star, 104 Finchley Road. The North Star was built in 1850 as one of the first buildings to grace the new Finchley Road. This hi...
2 subjects commemorated
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