Born Warwickshire. Socialist film director. Work includes: Z-Cars (TV), Kes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Ken Loach
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The Great Rising / Peasants' Revolt
Matthew Bell realised that The Great Rising lacked a proper memorial and that...
Other Subjects
Arthur Haynes
Comedian. Born in Fulham. In the 1950/60s he was one of the most popular TV performers, but is now virtually forgotten. His television show ran from 1956 - 1966. He appeared in the film 'Strange Be...
1 memorial
Shirley Anne Field
Actor. Born Shirley Broomfield in Bolton, Lancashire. She started her career as a glamour model. Laurence Olivier chose her to play the prime female role in the film 'The Entertainer' and she also ...
1 memorial
The Regal Edmonton
One of the largest former cinemas in Britain. It had seating for 3,000 and standing room for 1,000, plus a cafe, a ballroom and a stage big enough to accommodate an orchestra. As audiences dwindled...
1 memorial
Sir Ben Kingsley
Actor. Born Krishna Pandit Bhanji in Snaiton, Yorkshire to an English mother and an Indian Kenyan father. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and also performed with the Royal National Theatre....
1 memorial
Comic Heritage
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
29 memorials
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John William Waterhouse
Painter. Born Rome. A late-comer to the Pre-Raphaelite style, his subject matter was often Arthurian legend or Greek mythology. Died at his home in Hall Road.
1 memorial
Anchor / Barclay Perkins Brewery
Thrale.com states that the Anchor name was acquired during Child's ownership, since he supplied the navy with "masts, yards and bowsprits as well as stores and beer." Wikipedia gives the early lif...
3 memorials
Royal Victoria Yard war memorial
SE8, Grove Street, The Colonnade
On 19 March 1941 the Yard was hit by many bombs and incendiary devices leading to a hugely damaging fire. 7 of those named here died as a...
War dead, Civilian war dead | WW2
23 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
23 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Battersea Bridge
In 1771 a ferry was replaced with a wooden toll bridge designed (badly, apparently) by Henry Holland - shown in our image. The replacement bridge was begun in 1887 and opened in 1890.
1 memorial
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