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Edith Neville

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Edith Neville

A local reformer honoured with the naming of a primary school after her. Known for her work with the St Pancras Housing Association, she also founded the St Pancras People's Theatre. Elsewhere, we learn that one of the Edith Neville Cottages on Crace Street was donated by the Brewers' Company as a tribute to her concern for pubs and belief in their importance to the community.

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Edith Neville

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Somers Town Mural

This mural was commissioned by the GLC in 1980 and moved to this site by St P...

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Foundling Hospital

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Person, Food & Drink, Jack the Ripper suspects, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare

2 memorials
James  Fegan

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1 memorial
Werner Robert Valentin Picht

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1 memorial