Councillor Major Denise Capstick. Bermondsey councillor, Mayor of Southwark and Executive Member for Health and Social Care. Nurse reservist in the army. Rose to the rank of Major in the Territorial Army, now the Army Reserve. Worked as a nurse, nursing sister and matron for many years at Guy’s and St Thomas’s hospitals.
Source: Southwark News obituary.
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Denise Capstick
National Service This plaque is in recognition by Southwark Council and the P...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Scots Guards. Fought but did not die in WW1. Adrew Behan (who writes: I believe the name on the memorial, 'F. Shuard' is spelt incorrectly. All other records show his name as 'Frederick Schuard'.)...
Robert Edward Frederic Shaw was born on 29 August 1891, the second of the five children of Robert Villiers George Shaw (1864-1946) and Agnes Marion Shaw née Guy (1862-1955). His birth was registere...
Before the 2012 Olympics started the Royal Mail committed to turn a red post box gold for each British Gold medal, Olympic and Paralympic. In the event this meant that over 100 boxes turned colour...
First female mayor of Camberwell. She was active in many committees, covering the arts, libraries, hospitals, children’s welfare and housing. She also advocated the need for more green space in Lon...
In 1996 the BFI erected 126 plaques across Britain to commemorate the centenary of cinema. See the pdf.
Andrew Behan has kindly researched this woman: Mrs Temple was born as Beatrice Blanche Lascelles on 19 June 1844 in Kensington. She was the eleventh of the twelve children of the Honourable William...
Doubleday's father was a grocer and following his death Doubleday managed the business, not very well, apparently. This Facebook page has a 1975 photo of the building with the plaque, 271 High Stre...
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