Poet, novelist and Christian minister. Born Aberdeenshire. Works include: 'At the Back of the North Wind', 'Lilith'. Influenced: C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, W. H. Auden, Tolkien. Died at Ashtead at his daughter's home.
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George MacDonald
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George MacDonald - NW1
George MacDonald, 1824 - 1905, story teller, lived here, 1860 - 1863. English...
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Chris Mullin
Former politician and author. Member of Parliament for Sunderland South from 1987 to 2010. He led the campaign that resulted in the release of the 'Birmingham Six', who had been falsely convicted o...
1 memorial
George Bernard Shaw
Born Dublin. Socialist, member of the Fabian Society. Plays include: Saint Joan, Major Barbara and Pygmalion on which My Fair Lady is based. Didn't like his first name, "Don't George me!" so is oft...
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous, Theatre, Ireland
5 memorials
Thomas Hardy
Novelist and poet, best known for his novels set in rural 'Wessex' such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. Born Upper Bockhampton, Dorset. Before turning to writing full-t...
3 memorials
Coventry Patmore
Poet and critic. Born at Woodford, Essex. Died Lymington. Web sites giving his poetry are numerous.
2 memorials
The Beatrix Potter Society
Founded to promote the study and appreciation of the life and works of the author.
1 memorial
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Family allowances
Pioneered by Eleanor Rathbone, specified in the 1942 Beveridge Report, Family Allowances were introduced in a 1945 Act of Parliament and came into operation in 1946. It was the first time that a f...
1 memorial
Robert Trotter
Initially we could find nothing about Trotter but shortly after publishing the Clapham trough we were contacted by Andrew Behan who told us about a Trotter fountain in Fulham with, crucially, his d...
2 memorials
Barber Beaumont
Army officer, painter, philanthropist. Born John Thomas Barber and in 1812 for no known reason, he added the name of Beaumont. He specialised in historical and portrait miniatures, and displayed at...
3 memorials
Friends’ Meeting House - Hammersmith
W6, Furnivall Gardens
Looks like something used to be mounted on the granite top of this pillar, but what? This memorial was probably erected in 1951 when the ...
1 subject commemorated
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