Started by Ed Fordham, a local resident with a keen interest in local history.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Historic Kilburn Plaque Scheme
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A. A. Milne - NW6
His grand-daughter Clare was present at the unveiling, which was done by two ...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
Hilaire Belloc
Poet, essayist and historian. Born France. Catholic. His works include 'Cautionary Tales for Children', in which Matilda told lies and was burnt to death. Died Guildford.
2 memorials
Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich, OM, CBE, FBA
Art historian. Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich was born in Vienna, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. He fled to Britain, after his first book 'A Little History of the World' was banned by the Nazi ...
1 memorial
Michael Winner
Film director, producer and restaurant critic. Born 40 Belsize Grove. Directed 42 movies, including Death Wish in 1974, many of which were either panned or criticised for their violence and misogyn...
Person, Cinema, Food & Drink, History, Journalism / Publishing
1 memorial
Woolwich & District Antiquarian Society
A society devoted to the history of Woolwich, the surrounding area and other historical and conservation matters. It was founded by the local historian William Thomas Vincent.
1 memorial
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Graham Chapman
Comedian. Member of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Born Leicester. Went to Cambridge University and joined the Footlights Dramatic Club. After university he trained as a doctor but his comedy wr...
1 memorial
Manor House, Mare Street
Built on the site of the New Mermaid Tavern for John Robert Daniel-Tyssen . By the 1890s the house had been divided into shops and by 1877 Brett Road had encroached into its gardens.
1 memorial
Virginia Woolf
Born as Adeline Virginia Stephen in Hyde Park Gate, London. Drowned herself in the River Ouse Rodmell, Sussex by filling pockets with stones. Virginia and Leonard Woolf lived at no. 52 Tavistock S...
9 memorials
Estates Governors of Alleyn's College at Dulwich
The management of the College sounds complicated. For 1882 Wikipedia has "Two Boards of Governors came into being. Both Dulwich College and Alleyn's School were to be managed by the college Governo...
1 memorial
Wandsworth Council
London borough. Formed from the former Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
21 memorials
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