The third Chairman of the West Ham Local Board, 1875–86. Born in West Ham. Builder and undertaker.
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George Rivett
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Old Town Hall Stratford - 1885 extension
Town Hall Extension, 1885. George Rivett, Esq., Chairman of the Local Board. ...
West Ham court house - 1884 construction
This stone was laid by George Rivett, Esqre. chairman of the West Ham Local B...
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Hackney Peace Carnival
Maggie Thatcher in power, the cold war, Anglo-American capitalism, loony-left councillors in Hackney... ah, those were the days.
1 memorial
Percy C. Simmons
Major Sir Percy Coleman Simmons was a a solicitor and local politician. Simmons and Simmons was the legal partnership with his brother, Edward. Served in WW1. A member of the London County Council...
2 memorials
Sir Henry Taylor
Born Bishop Middleham, County Durham. Poet, playwright and public servant. He went to sea as a young man, but after finding it did not agree with his health, took up a position in the Treasury. H...
Person, Poetry, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Theatre
1 memorial
Gerald Clarkson
Founding Master of the Worshipful Company of Firefighters. Buckingham Covers has a short biography.
1 memorial
William H. Heath
Mayor of Wandsworth 1936/37 and ballroom dancer. The cutting in our photograph is dated 24/8/1937, so we presume Mrs Heath was still around, and happy for him and Nellie Wood to go off together!
1 memorial
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Georges Cuvier
French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumenta...
1 memorial
6 Burlington Gardens - Hunter
W1, Burlington Gardens, 6
There are 22 statues on the façade of this building. Each is labelled with his (always 'his') surname. There are 12 at the top up against...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
John Walker
Author of the Pronouncing Dictionary. Actor then teacher. Published "Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, Rules Addressed to Citizens of Scotland, Ireland and London" in 1791. Friends with Dr. Johnson...
1 memorial
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...
4 memorials
Resurgam
EC4, Cannon Street, St Paul's Cathedral
This phoenix represents the rebirth of the old Cathedral, lost in the Great Fire. Stones from the old building were used in the construct...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
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