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everyone at The Cricketers
The Cricketers, 18 Northwold Road. If the picture source is anything to go by this pub (renamed Jan's) was struggling in 2009.
Empire Memorial Sailors' Hospital
Built following an appeal (largely organised by women) throughout the British Empire. It provided 205 single cabins for homeless merchant seamen in London, and by 1929 had accommodated over a milli...
Labour Party
Political party founded by Keir Hardie and others.
Pearl Connor
Pearl Connor-Mogotsi, née Nunez, was a Trinidadian-born theatrical and literary agent, actress and cultural activist, who was a pioneering campaigner for the recognition and promotion of African Ca...
Person, Community / Clubs, Race Issues, Theatre, Caribbean Islands
Clapham Common deep shelter
This was one of several deep shelters built under Northern Line underground stations during WW2. See The Drum for more information. The Blitz was over by the time this shelter was completed so ins...
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Christmas cards
The first card was designed by John Horsley. The Mail has some pictures of early Christmas cards.
Poplar Town Hall - 1930s
Built by Culpin & Son in 1937-8. Described by Ewart Culpin as 'the first town hall in this country to be erected in the modern style.' Opened by George Lansbury. The listing text is detailed, a...
Charity scholars
Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we can find no origin story explaining why and when the first such statues were erected. We note that there seems to be a ...
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