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A guild of knights, whose role may have been to defend London from attack from the east. The book "London, 800-1216: The Shaping of a City By Christopher Nugent Lawrence" has a go at explaining what this was.

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King Edgar

The plaque with this text utilizes an unusually interesting script, reminisce...

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Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood

Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood

Naval officer.  Born Newcastle upon Tyne.  Served at the Battle of Trafalgar where he took over command on Nelson's death.  Died returning home due to illness, near the Baleariac Islands.

Person, Armed Forces

1 memorial
C. F. Walker

C. F. Walker

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
F. C. Verrall

F. C. Verrall

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
W. T. Smale

W. T. Smale

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial

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Cheyne House

Cheyne House

The house and garden can be seen on a number of old maps, such as 1865 OS. From British History online (written in 1913): "Cheyne House consists of two or three different blocks of buildings, none...

Building, Property

1 memorial
Queen

Queen

Rock group.  Lead singer was Freddie Mercury. The band, including Freddie and Brian May, played their first public performance under the name Queen at Imperial College, though Wikipedia says: "On 2...

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
World War 1

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

403 memorials
Sidney Herbert

Sidney Herbert

Son of the 11th Earl of Pembroke, grandson of Count Simon Woronzow.  Sidney's elder brother, Robert, was a bad 'un: absconded to live in Paris and failed to provide a legitimate heir so, although R...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Brixton Black Women's Group

Brixton Black Women's Group

Started by Olive Morris and other women who had been active in the Black Panther Movement. It was formed to address the specific issues faced by black women, and to offer advice and support to thos...

Group, Community / Clubs, Gender Issues, Race Issues

2 memorials