Born 1 Graham Street (now Terrace) SW1 into the British aristocracy, the eldest of 7 siblings - see Diana for the list. Popularised U and non-U linguistic usage. Novels include: The Pursuit of Love (1945) (great fun, we recommend it) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949). Died Versailles, France.
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Nancy Mitford
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Nancy Mitford
On the declaration of war, Nancy's Fascist sister Unity had shot herself in t...
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William de Morgan
Potter, tile designer and novelist. Born 69 Gower Street as William Frend de Morgan, to the mathematician Augustus de Morgan. Lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass an...
Dame Edith Sitwell
Poet and biographer. Born at Scarborough into the aristocracy. 6-foot tall, with elongated features she added to the effect with her exuberant flowing and ornate clothing. Her poetry was avant ...
Joseph Smith
Translated Pepys's diary (written in one of the versions of shorthand used at the time) in 1819 - 22.
Lalla Rookh - poem
An oriental romance by Thomas Moore. The eponymous heroine (the name means 'tulip cheeked') is engaged to the young king of Bukhara. She goes to meet him, but falls in love with Feramorz, a poet fr...
Casanova
Adventurer and author. Born Venice. First came to London in 1763. Father to two of Teresa Cornelys's children. Died in Bohemia.
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Maurice Wilkins
Molecular biologist. Born New Zealand. Worked on DNA X-ray diffraction studies 1953 at King's College London with Franklin, Gosling, Stokes and Wilson. 1962 awarded a Nobel Prize with Crick and Wa...
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Born as Frances Eliza Hodgson in Cheetham Hill on the edge of Manchester on 24 November 1849 and author of Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. She died, aged 74 years, on 29 October 1924...
Jahncke Ltd
N1, Dove Road
From Michael Rank: "Dorset Street was renamed Dove Road (Dove Bros builders named on the plaque) in 1935."
Princess Alice Disaster - memorial
SE18, Near Camdale Road, Old Woolwich Cemetery
The numbers of passengers and victims differ from most other sources. Source of biblical quotations: Resurrection - John 11:17-44 New Ki...
Co-op bank - Monoploy
N1, Islington High Street, 1, Co-op Bank
Victor and Marjorie came to London from Leeds specifically to select names for the board. Having been out on a name-gathering 'morning ta...
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