At Arts and Humanities Research Council we found a brief biography of Leonard (1914-2004) which includes: "In 1951 he and his family moved to Bedford Park, Chiswick (the first garden suburb) where he was a founder member of the Bedford Park Society and later its Chairman and President." He was a music lover, attending many concerts and operas. His collection of programmes is held by the A&HRC, acquired as a gift from the estate of Mrs Amy Freda Darke (widow of the collector) in 2010.
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Leonard and Freda Darke
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Bedford Park panel
On the back of the panel 8 Bedford Park men are featured, each with a paragra...
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Sir Christopher Wren
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2 memorials
South London Hospital for Women
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Lieutenant Hugh Cecil Benson
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War dead, WW1
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Dick Whittington's cat
See Dick Whittington. The picture is the charming logo adopted by the Whittington Hospital on Highgate Hill.
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War dead, WW2
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Lewis H. Isaacs
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1 memorial
R. A. Middleton
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
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