Democrat & chartist. Born County Longford, Ireland. Bronterre was initially a pseudonym but he later adopted it as his middle name. A child prodigy, he fell short of his early promise and died in poverty. The picture source provides some audio links about O'Brien - from the SPGB.
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James "Bronterre" O'Brien
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James "Bronterre" O'Brien
James "Bronterre" O'Brien (1805 - 1864), democrat & chartist, lived at 20...
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Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Newspaper owner. He and his brother Alfred, later Lord Northcliffe, developed the London Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. Born Hampstead. During the lead up to WW2 he was a strong supporter of Oswald M...
4 memorials
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence
Suffragette. Born Bristol. Married Frederick. A happy marriage they shared their surnames and worked together for the cause. Died Gomshall, Surrey. The picture shows, left to right: Constance Lytt...
4 memorials
George Orwell
George Orwell was born in Bengal as Eric Arthur Blair, his father was a British colonial civil servant. Joined the Indian imperial police in Burma but left in 1927 and decided to become a writer. ...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio, Bengal, Burma, France, India, Spain
12 memorials
Sir David Low
Cartoonist and caricaturist. Born David Alexander Cecil Low in Dunedin, New Zealand. He worked for several newspapers, before coming to London and joining the 'Star'. In 1927 he moved to the Evenin...
2 memorials
Ruy Barbosa
Born Ruy Barbosa D'Oliveira in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. A defender of civil liberties, he fought for the abolition of slavery in Brazil. He fled to London after being accused of being a conspirat...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Law, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Brazil
1 memorial
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Shakespeare - EC2
EC2, Noble Street, St Olave's churchyard, Silver Street
Unveiled by actor Fiona Shaw to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Peter Anning Revell-Smith, CBE, Deputy
Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
1 memorial
Henry James
W8, De Vere Gardens, 34
Henry James, 1843 - 1916, Writer, lived here 1886 - 1902. London County Council
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Holborn Viaduct - Myddelton
EC4, Holborn Viaduct
The sculptor has a page about this statue and its creation with some interesting photos.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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