Poet. Born 25 Norfolk Crescent. First published aged 17. Died at a hospice in Clapham.
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Gavin Ewart
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Gavin Ewart
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Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
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Bela Bartok
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First underground passenger railway - Metropolitan
Between Paddington and Farringdon. A grand opening on the 9th preceded the opening to the public on Saturday 10 January 1863. “That afternoon Hetta trusted herself all alone to the mysteries of th...
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Precision Film Studio
Founded by brothers David William and Thomas J. Gobbett, it was the first purpose-built film studio in Walthamstow. It produced few notable films, but one, 'Anarchy in England' retold the story (us...
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