Fencing master. Born St James's Place, Piccadilly. Briefly took over his father's fencing academy in Carlisle House, but then moved it to the Royal Opera House. Note, there were two Carlisle Houses in Soho; this one was at the west end of Carlisle Street, now (2020) the Nadler Hotel. A fire in 1789 caused him to move again to Bond Street. Retired in 1817 following a fencing injury inflicted by Edmund Kean. Died in Twickenham.
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Henry Angelo
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
Writer on games. Wrote his first book, "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" in 1742. Died in London.
Sport. Also known as gossima, indoor tennis, table tennis, wiff-waff or whiff-whaff. The John Jaques and Son Company were producing equipment in the 1890s, and patented the game in 1901. Its origi...
Pioneer rower. Amy Constance Gentry was born 111 White Hart Lane, Barnes. Employed as a secretary by Vickers Armstrong in Byfleet, she was personal secretary to Barnes Wallis, when he was developin...
Rower. Born Buckinghamshire. Won Olympic gold: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 - this man can row! But what his connection is to Southwark or the South Bank, we can not discover.
On this site there used to be a sister hotel to Hotel Russell, also designed by Charles Fitzroy Doll and erected in 1898. It was demolish...
Army officer. Born Kent. The family moved to Greenwich around 1738 and James Wolfe continue to live there. Victorious in the 1759 Battle of Quebec, against the French. Killed in the battle. B...
'Sesquicentenary' is such a great word - it's not even in the Microsoft dictionary. As you can work out it means the 150th anniversary.
South African Prime Minister (1919-1924 and 1939-1948). Initially a vocal supportor of racial segregation, towards the end of his rule he was beginning to argue in favour of some integration. In...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, South Africa
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