Founder of St Olave's Grammar School. Southwark brewer. Lived at the foot of London Bridge by Pepper Alley. Bequeathed money for the school.
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Charles John Vaughan
Headmaster of Harrow School 1845 – 59. Born Leicester, son of a vicar. Educated Rugby and Cambridge, became a vicar and was then elected headmaster of Harrow. Resigned that post and went on to be: ...
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William Gilpin
Artist, author, cleric and schoolmaster. He was a sketcher and collector of prints, and worked as a curate, before becoming a master, and then headmaster at Cheam School. In 1768 he published 'Ess...
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St Augustine's High School
Founded by Mother Emily Ayckbowm, it originally opened with seven students. The High School opened in 1884 as an all boys' secondary school. In 1969, the present school buildings were opened, and b...
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Harry Greenway
Conservative MP for Ealing North, 1979 - 97. The Wikipedia page for Harry Greenway gives a comprehensive résumé of his life and confirms that he died, aged 89 years, on 18 January 2024. His obitua...
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Eva Hubback
Feminist and suffragette. Born Eva Marian Spielman. In 1911 she married Francis Hubback, who was killed in WW1, leaving her with three children. 1916 - 17 director of economic studies at Newnham an...
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City and Midland Bank - WW2
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Born in Whitechapel. She was the first female doctor to be trained in Britain and went on to promote the medical training of women at a time when medicine was an all-male profession. Elder sister ...
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Heath & (Old) Hampstead Society / Hampstead Plaque Fund
The Hampstead Plaque fund was set up, many years ago, by Ralph Wade and has been administered by the Society ever since.
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W. H. Church
Alderman in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: William Henry Church was born in 1876 in Knightsbridge, a son of Joseph Church and Mary Ann Chur...
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