Publisher who was the first to be successful with books for children. Born Berkshire. Died at home in St Paul's Churchyard.
In the absense of a picture of Newbery himself we are showing one of his publications.
Publisher who was the first to be successful with books for children. Born Berkshire. Died at home in St Paul's Churchyard.
In the absense of a picture of Newbery himself we are showing one of his publications.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Newbery
The John Newbery Memorial Plaque John Newbery, 1713 - 1767, benevolent bookse...
Represented the Sunday School of the Highbury Quadrant Congregational Church in 1957.
Royal Air Force apprentices and boy entrants, 1920 - 1993.
Naval cadet from the training ship Arethusa, aged 14. Drowned in the tragedy at Leysdown. He was assisting the scouts at the time.
The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain. The AJR’s plaque scheme honours p...