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
Louis Armstrong
Trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nicknamed 'Satchmo' (short for satchel mouth). Brought up in extreme poverty, his musical career started when he learned to play the cornet. He went on to...
1 memorial
Maida Vale Studios
Opened as the Maida Vale roller skating palace and club. Demolished and rebuilt in 1933/34, It now comprises seven studios and is used for recording a large variety of music and other programmes fo...
1 memorial
Cy Grant
Actor, musician, writer and poet. Born Cyril Ewart Lionel Grant in Beterverwagting, British Guiana (modern day Guyana). He served in the Royal Air Force during WW2, and in Britain, he qualified as ...
Person, Armed Forces, Law, Music / songs, Race Issues, TV & Radio, South America
1 memorial
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Conductor, nick-named "Flash Harry" in recognition of his dapper appearance and flamboyant style.
1 memorial
Mick Rock
Michael David Rock was a photographer of rock acts in the 1970s. Born Hammersmith possibly (records differ) with the surname Rock which would give him a serious case of nominative determinism. Oth...
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Henry Hallam
Historian best known for his books on European history and English constitutional history.
1 memorial
Paddington Recreation Ground
Noted as the earliest public athletic ground in London. It includes ten tennis courts, an athletics track, two artificial grass pitches, and two bowling greens.
1 memorial
St Mary Abbots - girl
W8, Kensington Church Walk, St Mary Abbots Primary School
The net seems undecided how many 't's there are in Abbotts, but the school has settled on just one. The school's history page provides t...
1 subject commemorated
Eric Newton
Artist, writer, broadcaster and art critic. He produced several books in addition to his newspaper and radio work. His radio broadcasts made him well known to the British public in the 1930s. Art c...
2 memorials
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