Architect and prolific writer of church hymns (nearly 2000!). Born Wapping. Died Homerton where he was a church warden at St. Barnabas.
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James Edmeston
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Charity drinking fountain, La Maternité
'Wardmote' just means a meeting where decisions are made.
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Michael Searles
Architect. He specialised in large houses particularly in London. His best known work is probably The Paragon, a 14 house crescent in Blackheath. His Wikipedia page gives some details and, erroneo...
1 memorial
Robert Banks-Martin
Architect and East Ham Mayor, 1914-18. Born Norfolk. He visited troops from East Ham on the western front.
2 memorials
Francis Cranmer Penrose
Architect, archaeologist, astronomer and rower. Born Lincolnshire. Surveyor to the Fabric of St Paul's Cathedral 1852 - 1899. Died Wimbledon.
2 memorials
Edward Maufe
Architect. Born in Yorkshire as Edward Brantwood Muff into a family which, in 1903, moved to live in Philip Webb's Red House where Maufe lived for 7 years and later acknowledged the influence. 1909...
5 memorials
Sir John James Burnet
Architect. Born Glasgow. Studied in Paris and returned to gain significant commisions in Glasgow. His first work in London was the Edward VII Galleries at the British Museum, for which he was kn...
1 memorial
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Herbert Barlow Nightingale
Footballer. Born in Silvertown and known as 'Nobby'. He worked for the local electrical engineering company Seimens, and played for Charlton Athletic football club. In WWI, he signed up with the Ro...
1 memorial
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