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Granada Ventures

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A TV production and distribution company, now part of ITV. Gave permission to use, for Olivier's statue, the image of Hamlet taken from Olivier's 1948 film to which Granada have the performing rights.

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Granada Ventures

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Laurence Olivier statue

Unveiled by Sir Richard Attenborough, Larry‘s son, Tarquin and widow, Joan Pl...

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Wilfred Day

Wilfred Day

Cinema historian. His collection is now held at the Cinémathèque Française which has an on-line catalogue. Founded the Anima Masonic Lodge in November 1912, whose membership was entirely connected ...

Person, Cinema, History, TV & Radio

1 memorial
BBC History Project

BBC History Project

A 2016 BB2 television series called Black and British - A Forgotten History, traced the history of black people in Britain. Following on from this, a series of plaques are being erected around Brit...

Media, Community / Clubs, TV & Radio

3 memorials
Jan Kaplan

Jan Kaplan

Author and filmmaker. Born in the former Czechoslovakia. Co-author of 'Prague in the Shadow of the Swastika', 'Prague; The Turbulent Century' and 'Prague 1900 - 2000'. He made the television series...

Person, Literature, TV & Radio, Czechoslovakia

1 memorial
Geoffrey Dearmer

Geoffrey Dearmer

Poet, writer and radio broadcaster.  Born 59 South Lambeth Road, son of Percy and Mabel. Served in WW1. Wrote 'The Turkish Trench Dog'.  Died at home in Kent where he had moved on the death of his ...

Person, Poetry, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Jimmy Winston

Jimmy Winston

Actor and musician. He was in the original line-up of Small Faces but left after a clash of personalities with the other group members. He went on to an acting career, appearing on stage in the mus...

Person, Music / songs, Theatre, TV & Radio

1 memorial

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E. Fairclough
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
H. Burness

H. Burness

Served in the Army.

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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Harry Darkins
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sir John Vanbrugh

Sir John Vanbrugh

Playwright and architect. Born in the parish of St Nicholas Acons, London, of Flemish descent. Worked in the English Baroque style, sometimes with Hawksmoor, on Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. L...

Person, Architecture, Espionage, Theatre

6 memorials
V. G. Sayer

V. G. Sayer

Surbiton man killed serving in WW2.

Person

War dead, WW2
1 memorial