Nurse of King Henry VI circa 1420-30. When she retired she rented a house in Giltspur Street from St Bartholomew's Hospital.
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Dame Joanna Astley
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St Bartholomew's Hospital - Astley
Oh dear, get the wording wrong on a plaque and people are still sniggering ye...
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Dr. Leonard Moss
Member of the ARP/Civil Defence Services - mobile first aid unit. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Dr. Leonard Moss, MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP, was born on 14 April 1904. He was a son of S...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Lt.-Col. Francis A. Brooks, MD, MRCS
Inspecting Officer on staff of Chief Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1899-1935. Knight Grace in the Order of St John. The Museum of the Order of S...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
Guy's Hospital
Founded by Thomas Guy in concept in 1721 but it was not until 6 January 1725 that the first sixty patients were admitted. Aim 25 have a good summary of the history. Guy's and St Thomas' are consi...
13 memorials
Francois Rabelais
Writer and physician. Born France, between 1483 and 1494, but probably November 1494. Became a monk and studied Latin and Greek, then left to study medicine. Died Paris.
Person, Literature, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Religion, France
1 memorial
Matthew Bell
Psychoanalyst who works near West Smithfield and is interested in local history. He felt passionately that there should be a memorial where the denouement of the 1381 revolt took place and where T...
2 memorials
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H. Hayhill
Worked in the HM Exchequer and Audit Dept. and had died in or shortly before 1882. 2013: The web has no information about him (we're not surprised.)
1 memorial
5 memorials
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