Group    From 1996 

Loughton Town Council

An Urban District Council from 1900 to 1933. It became part of Chigwell Urban District until 1974, when Epping Forest District Council was created. Loughton Town Council was established in 1996.

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Loughton Town Council

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Arthur Morrison

In Salcombe House near this site, lived Arthur Morrison (1863 - 1945) author,...

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Barbara Harmer

In this house was born Barbara Harmer (1953 - 2011) first woman supersonic ai...

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Braeside - war hospital

Braeside - this house served as the Loughton Red Cross Military Hospital (191...

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East 15 Acting School

Margaret Walker (1922 - 2013) founder of East 15 Acting School and Theatre Wo...

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Gladys Mills

Gladys Mills, 1918 - 1978, pianist lived here. Loughton Town Council 2008

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Sir John Whittaker Ellis

Sir John Whittaker Ellis

Alderman and Lord Mayor Of London 1881-2. A dignitary local to Richmond, Byfleet and Petersham.

Person, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Admiral, Sir R. Goodwin Keats, GCB

Admiral, Sir R. Goodwin Keats, GCB

Naval officer.  Born Hampshire.  Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1821 until his death there. The Greenwich monument has his name spelt 'Keates'; all other sources have 'Keats'.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Charles Braithwaite

Charles Braithwaite

Chairman of the Lewisham Group Hospital Management Committee in 1958.

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Reg Freeson

Reg Freeson

Born in St Pancras as Reginald Yarnitz Freeson. Served in the army in WW2. Labour politician, MP 1964-87, for Willesden East and later Brent East, with 14 years on the front bench. Died Salisbury. ...

Person, Friend / family, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Sir Sydney H. Waterlow

Sir Sydney H. Waterlow

Philanthropist. Born in Crown Street, now Sun Street, EC2. Brought up in Mile End. Followed his father and brothers into the stationery and printing business. 1963 founded, and chaired, the philan...

Person, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

5 memorials

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Canon John Longstaff

Canon John Longstaff

Rector of St Mary’s Church Cadogan Street, 1965 - 1983. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out this research: John Leonard Longstaff was born on 7 February 1913 in Harrow, Middlesex, the eldest of th...

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Surrey County Cinema

Surrey County Cinema

Originally called the Surrey County Theatre, it was renamed as a cinema in 1929, and in 1947, it became the 'Gaumont'. The auditorium has since been demolished, but the entrance and foyer were reta...

Building, Cinema, Property

1 memorial
Unidentified woman

Unidentified woman

On the memorial she is identified as "a niece of the late Squadron Leader B. A. Grace, DFC, RAAF" and information about Bert Grace is easy to come by but we cannot ID his niece. 

Person, Friend / family, Australia

1 memorial
World War 1

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came along at which point it was renamed as World War One or the First World War. But the term was first used in print in 1920...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

403 memorials
Friends of Norwood Grove

Friends of Norwood Grove

Active in 1986 but it seems dormant now, 2022.

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial