Emily Carpenter, daughter of a Bromley gamekeeper, met George Sparkes while working as his housekeeper. In 1865 she became his second wife. "He is said to have educated the lively and intelligent Emily to share his intellectual and philanthropic interests." Widowed in 1878 she erected the fountain to commemorate her husband 2 years later. She remarried to become Mrs Dowling, but less happily. Information from London Parks and Gardens Trust.
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Emily Sparkes
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George Sparkes memorial
{Inscribed in the granite of the north, pavement, side of the plinth:} In aff...
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Sir Charles James Freake
Architect, builder and patron of the arts.
1 memorial
Mrs Laurence Evans
Laurence Evans was a theatrical agent with many famous clients including Laurence Olivier. Evans's fourth and last wife, Mary Campion, remained his wife for 42 years, until his death in 2002.
1 memorial
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Newspaper owner. He and his brother Alfred, later Lord Northcliffe, developed the London Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. Born Hampstead. During the lead up to WW2 he was a strong supporter of Oswald M...
4 memorials
1 memorial
Sheila Millward
Oddly we can find no information about a Sheila Millward associated with Wollstonecraft or Stoke Newington.
1 memorial