Person    | Male  Born 1827  Died 12/6/1861

Henry Gray

Categories: Medicine

Anatomist and surgeon. Born in Pimlico. In 1845 he became a student at St George's Hospital, and in 1852 was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1858 he published the first edition of his 'Anatomy' which is a standard medical textbook to this day. Died at his home, 8 Wilton Street.

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Henry Gray

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Henry Gray

An interesting early LCC plaque. Brown!

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St George's Hospital - 2

St George’s Hospital was established on this site in 1733 in a country home b...

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Sir John Furley, CH, CB

Sir John Furley, CH, CB

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Major A. C. Tunstall, MD, FRCS (ED)

Major A. C. Tunstall, MD, FRCS (ED)

Medical Board in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1890-1915. Officer in the Order of St John.

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Miss M. M. Masson

Miss M. M. Masson

Lady District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1914-1939. Serving Sister in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
British Association of Dermatologists

British Association of Dermatologists

The association is a charity, whose objects are the practice, teaching, training and research of dermatology. Its foundation was proposed in 1919 by Sir Archibald Gray, and at its first meeting, Si...

Group, Medicine

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Henry W. Goodman

Henry W. Goodman

Superintendent of Stores in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1892-1913.

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Greenwich and Deptford History Trail

Greenwich and Deptford History Trail

This is a trail that has gone cold. We know of two other plaques which are part of it (Our Lady of the Assumption and Deptford Broadway), but none of the local libraries has full details.

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Greater London Council

Greater London Council

Replaced the LCC. The GLC was abolished, some say, because Mrs Thatcher could not abide its left-wing politics, nor its leader, Ken Livingstone.  On its 50th anniversary Diamond Geezer posted a goo...

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