Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest. Labour MP for Mile End 1923-31.
Born in Australia as John Rennie but was adopted by his uncle, Captain John Scurr, and brought to London at six months old. Married to Julia Scurr.
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John Scurr
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John Scurr House
John Scurr House This block was built by Stepney Borough Council in 1937 and ...
Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1
The mural refers to "30 councillors" but actually names only 29. The count o...
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Ambassador Bjarne Lindstrøm
Appointed as Norwegian Ambassador to the Court of St James's (i.e. the UK) in July 2005
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John Phillips
"Governing Director" presumably of the company that rebuilt the Zeppelin building.
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Paralympic Flame - 2012
The relay began with four flames kindled on the highest peaks of the four nations of the United Kingdom, which were then brought to their respective capital cities for special events honouring the ...
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B. E. Nightingale
Benjamin Ebenezer Nightingale was born in 1837 in Lambeth, Surrey. He was a son of Benjamin Ebenezer Nightingale (1803-1868) and Margaret Nightingale née Dickinson (1811-1887). On 7 January 1838 he...
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William Randolph Hearst
Born San Francisco. A self-made, extremely wealthy newspaper man. The model for Citizen Kane.
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Queen Victoria - Woolwich TH
SE18, Wellington Street, Greenwich Town Hall
This is a marble copy of the bronze statue in Chester. "R & I" was a suffix that Victoria used after being proclaimed Empress of Ind...
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Darcey Bussell
Ballerina. Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, DBE was born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle in London. Spent some time in Australia as a child. Aged 20 became a principle dancer at the Royal Balle...
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