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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Councillor J. Samuels

Councillor J. Samuels

Chairman of the Shoreditch Housing Committee in 1940.  From Tower Block: "Aggressive site-acquisition underpinned London's most forceful borough housing drive: that of Shoreditch MBC. This authorit...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
W. H. C. Groome

W. H. C. Groome

Member of the Ealing District Council in 1899. Bear Alley has a full biography of Groome by Robert J Kirkpatrick, with many illustrations: ""W.H.C. Groome was one of the most prolific children’s b...

Person, Art, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
William Ashworth

William Ashworth

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building committee for the Abbey Wood branch in 1912.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Henry Laurens

Henry Laurens

 American statesman.  South Carolina planter and slave owner.  1783 negotiator for the Treaty of Paris.

Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, USA

1 memorial
Councillor Enos Smith

Councillor Enos Smith

Member of the Electric Lighting and Tramways Committee, West Ham, 1905. In a 1914 document published by the West Ham Public Libraries Committee we found reference to Smith being Chair and losing h...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial

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London Hellenic Society

London Hellenic Society

From London Hellenic Prize: "... the London Hellenic Society, a prestigious cultural society established in London in the 1960s by prominent members of the London Greek community ...". We think it ...

Group, Community / Clubs, Greece

1 memorial
Rotherhithe Old Town Hall

Rotherhithe Old Town Hall

 Built in 1895 by the architects Murray and Foster.  The caryatides can be seen in the image either side of the entrance at the right. In 1905 Rotherhithe merged with Bermondsey and St Olave and t...

Building, Politics & Administration, Property

2 memorials
World War 2

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps.  And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...

Event, Armed Forces, Tragedy

376 memorials
Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital

Founded by Thomas Guy in concept in 1721 but it was not until 6 January 1725 that the first sixty patients were admitted.  Aim 25 have a good summary of the history.  Guy's and St Thomas' are consi...

Place, Medicine

13 memorials