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Dame Ida Mann
Ophthalmologist. Born Ida Caroline Mann at 67 Fordwych Road, West Hampstead. She was appointed as the Ophthalmic House Surgeon at St Mary's Hospital, London, followed by an honorary staff post at M...
John Nicoll
Treasurer associated with St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1702.
Sister Dorothy Louise Thomas, GC
Nurse. Born East London. From Stephen's Study Room: "At the time of her EGM award she was a Nursing Sister at the Middlesex Hospital {Foley Street}, London. On the 26 January 1934, Sister Thomas...
Dogs killed in medical experiments in 1902
232 dogs died in 1902 as a result of medical experiments. Wikipedia gives: "In 1875 there were around 300 experiments on animals in the UK, a figure that had risen to 19,084 in 1903 when the brown...
Jerwood Medical Education Centre
From the picture source website: "The Jerwood Medical Education Centre was designed by Carden & Godfrey Architects to blend in with the surrounding Georgian and neo-Georgian buildings. ....The ...
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Sir Alec Guinness
Actor. Born at 155 Lauderdale Mansions South, Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale, as Alec Guinness de Cuffe. He first came to prominence in the Ealing comedy films, particularly 'The Ladykillers' and 'Kin...
Ongar Millennium History Society
Formed to promote and foster an active interest in the local history of Ongar, and to preserve it for future generations.
St Dunstans - noticeboards
E1, Stepney High Street
We were reading this board and deciding it really was not interesting enough to collect, and then we read the last statement. The boards...
Horniman at Hay's
SE1, Queen's Walk, Horniman pub
The plaque is incorrect in giving Thomas Cubitt as the designer. It was in fact the, unrelated, Sir William Cubitt.
Clive Bell
Art critic and writer, married Vanessa Stephen, sister of Virginia Woolf.