Show business charity with headquarters at The Water Rats Public House in the Gray's Inn Road.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Grand Order of Water Rats
Commemorated ati
Arthur Haynes
Arthur Haynes, 1914 - 1966, comedian and King Rat, lived here 1961 - 1966. Th...
Charlie Chaplin - Methley Street
Charlie Chaplin, 1889-1977, film maker and Water Rat, lived here, 1898-1899, ...
David Lodge
David Lodge, 1921 - 2003, actor and past King Rat, lived here. The Heritage F...
John Inman
Plaque unveiled by Wendy Richard, David Croft and Ron Lynch (his partner). It...
Lord Delfont
Lord Delfont of Stepney, 1909 - 1994, impresario and Companion Water Rat. Com...
Other Subjects
Catch a Fire
Record album. The fifth to be released by Bob Marley and the Wailers on Island Records.
1 memorial
Anthony Newley
Actor, singer and songwriter. Born at 230 High Street, Hackney. He played the Artful Dodger in David Lean's 1948 film of Oliver Twist, and on television he was in the impenetrably surreal 1960 come...
1 memorial
Tony Williams
British reggae radio/club DJ, producer, awards creator. Information from Discogs. The name is too common to be sure but we think we have the correct identification.
1 memorial
Sir Noel Coward
Actor, playwright, composer, film director, author, singer. Born Helmsdale, 5 Waldegrave Road, Teddington. Died at home in Jamaica, where he was buried. Obsessed with the theatre, he was a child a...
Person, Cinema, Gender Issues, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre, Jamaica
4 memorials
Ronnie Scott
Jazz saxophonist and nightclub owner, the club being Ronnie Scott's. Born the Mothers' Home, 396 Commercial Road, Stepney. Often lonely and depressed. Dental problems, which meant he could not play...
1 memorial
Previously viewed
Black Prince Road ceramics - plaque 10
SE11, Black Prince Road, Tunnel underneath railway bridge
These lovely ceramics plaques were installed some time in or before 2008. There are 12 oval ceramics of which 7 nos 1-7) are mosaic and r...
2 subjects commemorated,
15 creators
War memorial: Gamages and Benetfink
EC4, Holborn Viaduct, St Andrews Holborn, in garden
The use of the expression "fell" strongly suggests that all the listed names were serving in the armed forces when killed and were not ci...
War dead | WW1
36 subjects commemorated
36 subjects commemorated
New Cross Fire - Town Hall
SE6, Rushey Green, Lewisham Town Hall
Unveiled by Sybil Phoenix, a community leader who had been called to the scene the morning after the fire.
15 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Tottenham Outrage
One winter Saturday morning two armed Russian/Latvian anarchists, Paul Hefeld and Jacob Lepidus, attempted to seize the wages’ cash (£80) being delivered to the Schnurmann Rubber Factory in Chesnut...
3 memorials
West Norwood war memorial - WW1 names
SE27, Norwood High Street, 13
In our photo the railing replacement plaque can just be seen on the low wall to the left of the steps. The Memorial Garden plaque is on t...
War dead | WW1
318 subjects commemorated
318 subjects commemorated
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