Hornsey Town Clerk in 1907. From British History Online: "During the 1880s F. D. Askey, founder of Hornsey radical association and town clerk 1890-1924, repeatedly attacked the board {the Council} for extravagance but by 1903 it was considered efficient."
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F. D. Askey
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Hornsey Central Hospital - foundation stone, 1907
To the glory of God and for the healing for the poor this stone was laid on 7...
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Sir Christopher John Benson, OAM, DL, FRICS
Serial Chairman. Chair of the Soho Housing Association in 1990. In view of the number of companies and groups that he's run, we're pretty sure we've got the right man. He was born on 20 July 1933 ...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, Liveries & Guilds, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
1 memorial
Stewart D. Headlam
Stewart Duckworth Headlam was born on 12 January 1847 in Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, the fourth of the five children of Thomas Duckworth Headlam (1806-1885) and Latitia Headlam née Simpson (1...
1 memorial
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice
From their website, 2024: "Having secured statutory public inquiries in the UK and Scotland, we are now seeking to secure devolved inquiries in Wales and Northern Ireland. We are campaigning to ens...
1 memorial
W. Stott
Medical Officer of Southwark Council in 1936 - 56, at least. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: Dr William Stott, MB, BS, DPH was born on 16 June 1891. Electoral registers for 1933 an...
1 memorial
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Sir Alfred Munnings - Glebe Place
SW3, Glebe Place, 65
A local resident said that this plaque (and the one next door, to William McMillan) is spurious and was erected by developers purely to b...
1 subject commemorated
Michael McCarthy
Nicknamed 'fox' because of his ginger hair. He was aged 19. The Islington Gazette reported "... McCarthy was attacked in revenge for abducting and torturing {a drug dealer}...". 6 weeks after that...
1 memorial
Come Play With Me
Soft porn film. It starred Mary Millington, and surprisingly, several stalwarts of British comedy including Irene Handl and Alfie Bass. The plot involved money forgers and a group of dancing girls ...
1 memorial
Sir Harry Lauder
SW17, Longley Road, 46
This house seems modest for a man who was so successful, but he was touring a lot of the time, and he moved in before he really hit the b...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Julian Wall
SW9, Coldharbour Lane, 387
The Nuclear Dawn Mural plaques are on the left side of the building, the muraled side. The other two are on the front. The mural is not a...
1 subject commemorated
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