Person    | Male  Died 26/12/2004

William Donald

Crew member of the 'Olga'. Died during the voyage bringing Cleopatra's Needle to London.

Person, Tragedy

Thomas Faryner and his shop

Born 1615-6, Thomas Faryner (or Farriner) joined the Baker's Company in 1637, and by 1649 had his own bakery/shop/home on Pudding Lane. It seems that someone failed properly to extinguish a fire in...

Building, Food & Drink, Tragedy

Joe Orton

Playwright. Born Leicester. Came to London in 1951 as a student at RADA, where he met fellow student Kenneth Halliwell. Works include Entertaining Mr Sloane and Loot, in which he wrote the part o...

Person, Theatre, Tragedy

Philip Seary

Philip H. Seary was born on 12 August 1959, the elder son of Stanley H. Seary and Maureen A. Seary née Yeo. His brother, Andrew K. Seary was born in 1962 and both births were registered in the Swin...

Person, Tragedy

Kevin Forkan

Person, Tragedy