4th Duke of Queensberry
Nobleman. Born in Peebles and known as 'Old Q'. He was appointed Gentleman of the Bedchamber to King George III in 1760. Immensely wealthy with a reputation as a gambler, particularly in horse-raci...
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3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
Peer and politician. Born George Cholmondeley. He was elected to parliament in the seats of East Looe, and later in Windsor. Under his father-in-law, Sir Robert Walpole, he served as Lord of the Ad...
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Harold Abrahams
Track and field athlete. Coached by Scipio Africanus Mussabini. Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. Born in Bedford in 1899, son ...
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John Kemp Starley
Inventor and industrialist, who sold the first recognizably modern bicycle. Starley went into business with William Sutton, with the intention of producing bicycles that were safe and easy to use. ...
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Fm. Hamish Pettit
Firefighter. He was killed when part of the roof collapsed while he was fighting a fire at the Worsley Hotel, Clifton Gardens, Paddington. He was 25 years old. From The Red Plaque website: "On the...
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Maria Hawes Ware
Daughter of Sir John Gurney. Her husband, Robert Ware was a significant slave owner in British Guiana. When he died in 1824 he left 148 slaves. After a legal battle she inherited all his wealth in...
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Homerton Footpath Bridge
Also known as the Parnell Road Bridge. Opened in conjunction with the Hertford Union Canal (now part of the Grand Union Canal), which it spans.
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John Leonard Damian Butterworth
John Butterworth. Master of the Worshipful Company of Founders in 2015. John Leonard Damian Butterworth was born in October 1951,the eldest of the three children of Gerald Leonard Butterworth (192...
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P. A. Draycott
Patrick Draycott, Master of the Founders Company in 2014.
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A. J. Gillett
Andrew Gillett, Master of the Founders Company in 2013. Wrote the history of the Founders Company.
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