Campaigner and community activist. Daughter of Sir Alan Herbert, she lived in Islington for almost 50 years. In the 1960s her house overlooked the City Road Basin and she led the campaign to save it from being filled in and built on or used as a car park. Founded the Islington Boat Club in 1970 and the annual Angel Canal Festival (initially Angel Day) in 1975 as a fund-raising event for the narrow boat 'Angel' used to give inner city children boat rides and trips into the countryside.
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Crystal Hale
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Crystal Hale
London Borough of Islington In memory of Crystal Hale, 1915 - 1999, saviour o...
Islington Boat Club
In gratitude to Crystal Hale, tireless campaigner & founder of The Isling...
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Benjamin Waugh
Social reformer and minister. Born in Settle, Yorkshire. Whilst working in the slums of Greenwich, he became appalled at the deprivations and cruelties suffered by children. He wrote 'The Gaol Crad...
Dr Arthur Farre
Eminent obstetrician and physician extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Born Charterhouse Square. As a friend of Baron Rothschild and obstetrician to his wife, helped him set up the Evelina Children'...
Geoffrey Looker
Killed, aged 5, in the Downhills shelter WW2 tragedy, 19 September 1940.
Harvey Hinds
Harvey William Hinds, politician, clergyman and youth campaigner. Labour Southwark Councillor. Champion of Burgess Park and education, leisure and recreation. Elected to the Greater London Council ...
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Sir Alan Johnstone
Diplomat. Attended Eton, 1871-7. See his brother Francis for family information. Married an American heiress Antoinette Pinchot. His job took him to Denmark, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Luxemb...
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William Edward Trent
Architect. Articled to Henry Poston. Later he specialised in cinema design.
Tot Ct Road Head 2
W1, Tottenham Court Road, 220 - 224 (Next Home)
The spaces between the first and second floor windows carry carved brick panels, one in each of the seven bays. Purely decorative panels ...
Marsh & McLennan Companies
US-based global financial brokerage firm. Wikipedia says "At the time of the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001, the corporation held offices on eight floors of the North Tower of t...
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