Politician and Fascist leader. Born at 47 Hill Street, Mayfair, into landed gentry, the sixth baronet. Served and wounded in WW1, leaving him with a limp. Entered parliament as a Conservative, married the daughter of Lord Curzon. Switched to Labour (over the Irish problem) but fell out with the Labour government and, after visiting Italy, founded the British Union of Fascists. Some of these, the "blackshirts" so frequently started racist riots that, after the Battle of Cable Street, the government banned political uniforms. Diane Mitford became his mistress and, on his wife's death, in October 1936 they were married in Berlin with Adolf Hitler at the reception. The Mosleys were imprisoned during WW2. After the war they moved to France and he died at home outside Paris.
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Oswald Mosley
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Battle of Cable Street - Dock Street
The red colour of this plaque is, we're sure, chosen on purely aesthetic grou...
Cable Street mural - Mosley
There must be a story to explain why Mosley is shown in his underwear, but we...
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Anna Haslam
Co-founder of the Irishwomen’s Suffrage and Local Government Association. Born Anna Maria Fisher in County Cork, Ireland, to a large Quaker family already involved in social welfare and reform. Mar...
Hugh Parker
Hon. Secretary of the Committee for the erection of the Florence Nightingale Hospital in 1909. Possibly cousin to Caroline Bridgeman.
Christopher Buckmaster
Councillor and Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea, 2003 - 2004.
Henry Buxton Forman
Born Camden Place, Southampton Street, Camberwell. Bibliographer and forger. An authority on the lives and works of Shelley and Keats. He also had a lifelong career in the Post Office and was award...
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Thorney Island Society
A local conservation and amenity group founded in 1985 (following a campaign to save Old Westminster Library) to protect and represent the interests of residents and businesses in the 'village' of ...
St Mary's Hospital - Fifth Army
W2, Norfolk Place, St Mary's Hospital - Cambridge wing
The red fox was the insignia of the Fifth Army.
William Reeve
Composer. Born London. 1783 took a composing job at Astley's Amphitheatre. Went on to compose at Covent Garden and Sadler's Wells theatres amongst others. Died at home in Marchmont Street.
Magna Carta pier - south
TW20, Windsor Road, Fairhaven Memorial Kiosks
This is a multi-part monument across two sites. The elements at this site (kiosks and piers) used to be further to the east, possibly w...
Lion Brewery
The (Red) Lion Brewery, designed by Francis Edwards, stood on the South Bank from 1836. The brewery occupied the site now used by the Royal Festival Hall and its stables, warehouses, etc. were on a...
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