Killed, aged 18, in the Downhills shelter WW2 tragedy, 19 September 1940.
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Leslie Chivers
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Downhills air raid shelter WW2
The sculpture, inspired by a Pablo Picasso painting, was designed by Curtis a...
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Donald Hawes Medway
From the parish of St Peter's in Bethnal Green and killed in WW1, a private aged 18.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Edvard Grieg
Composer. Born Edvard Hagerup Grieg in Bergen, Norway, of Scottish descent (the surname was originally Greig). He spent some years in Copenhagen and was encouraged by several young composers there....
1 memorial
Lady Diana Cooper
Renowned beauty, actress, aristocrat, socialite and political wife. Diana Cooper, Viscountess Norwich was born at 23A Bruton Street, as Lady Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Manners. Officially daughter...
1 memorial
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Naomi Blake
Born Czechoslovakia around 1924 to 1927. Survived Auschwitz though most of her family did not. 1955-60 she studied at Hornsey School of Art.
1 memorial
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Bombs 7 July 2005
In the middle of the morning rush hour four bombs went off on three tube trains, at 8.50am and a bus, at 9.47am. 52 people died. Plaques commemorating the victims have been placed at each of the b...
12 memorials
Jenny Carmichael
A bar worker, killed in the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, aged 22. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Jennifer Marion Carmichael was born on 10 June 1977. Her father was a caret...
1 memorial
Great Fire of London
Started on a Sunday morning. After 4 days the destruction included: - an area of one and a half miles by a half mile - 87 churches - 13,200 houses - only 6 people are recorded as having died (but ...
55 memorials
Sir John Lyon
Sir John Lyon was a wealthy City merchant and a grocer, and Lord Mayor of London 1554-5. He was first cousin to John Lyon who founded The John Lyon School.
1 memorial
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