Founded by Margaret Walker after she worked with Joan Littlewood at the Theatre Royal in Stratford, and had the same ethos of inclusivity and radical work. It was named after the postal district of Stratford. Former students include Stephen Daldry and Alison Steadman.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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East 15 Acting School
Margaret Walker (1922 - 2013) founder of East 15 Acting School and Theatre Wo...
Born Bath. Secretary of the Department of Science and Art. He originated the custom of sending Christmas cards. In 1840, having worked on the introduction of the first postage stamp, he had a card ...
The headquarters of The Salvation Army leadership and officer training which delivers education and training programmes for the United Kingdom.
Founded near what is now the Barbican. One of the oldest girls' schools in the country, this was established when a trust for its endowment as a Christian foundation was created under the will of ...
It was the principal elementary school in Wimbledon Village, run as a charity school for poor children. Amongst its trustees was William Wilberforce who lived locally. Lord Nelson also donated mone...
Chingford Mount Cemetery Developed in 1884 by the Abney Park Cemetery Company on land originally called "Caroline Mount", named after the...
Manufacturers of ceramic pipes and construction materials, named after the Burmantofts district of Leeds. The business began when fire clay was discovered in a coal mine owned by William Wilcox and...
The Association came into being in the House of Commons. Those involved in setting it up include: Sir George Catlin, Dr Thomas Mann, Dr Adolf Grimme - Minister of Education for Lower Saxony, Sir ...
It was amalgamated under the London Government Act of 1963, with the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington to form the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
The expression "our glorious dead" suggests that this memorial was raised to the dead in the armed forces only and not to any civilian dead.
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